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| Warrants for Thai protest leaders | Warrants for Thai protest leaders |
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| Thai authorities have issued arrest warrants for 13 protest leaders and the man the protesters support, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. | Thai authorities have issued arrest warrants for 13 protest leaders and the man the protesters support, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. |
| A police spokesman said the group had been charged with inciting a public disturbance and illegal assembly. | A police spokesman said the group had been charged with inciting a public disturbance and illegal assembly. |
| The protests have shut down large parts of the capital, Bangkok, for the last three weeks. | The protests have shut down large parts of the capital, Bangkok, for the last three weeks. |
| Clashes on Monday left two people dead and dozens of others hurt. On Tuesday the protesters called off their action. | Clashes on Monday left two people dead and dozens of others hurt. On Tuesday the protesters called off their action. |
| Their decision came after the army hemmed in the several thousand activists around Government House overnight. | |
| More soldiers then moved in, prompting the protest leaders to call on their followers to go home to avoid further bloodshed. | |
| The protesters say the current government under Prime Minster Abhisit Vejjajiva is illegal. They want him to step down and fresh elections to be held. |