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| The leader of a Thai protest movement which brought down then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra last year has been shot and injured in Bangkok. | The leader of a Thai protest movement which brought down then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra last year has been shot and injured in Bangkok. |
| Sondhi Limthongkul's yellow-shirted People's Alliance of Democracy (Pad) led demonstrations in 2006. | Sondhi Limthongkul's yellow-shirted People's Alliance of Democracy (Pad) led demonstrations in 2006. |
| Shots were fired at his car and he suffered minor injuries, although his driver was seriously hurt. | Shots were fired at his car and he suffered minor injuries, although his driver was seriously hurt. |
| Red-shirted supporters of Mr Thaksin, now is now in self-imposed exile, have led fresh protests in recent weeks. | |
| They want the current Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down, and fresh elections to be held. | They want the current Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down, and fresh elections to be held. |
| Mr Thaksin has now appealed to the widely-revered Thai king, Bhumipol Adulyadej, to intervene to end the country's political crisis. | Mr Thaksin has now appealed to the widely-revered Thai king, Bhumipol Adulyadej, to intervene to end the country's political crisis. |
| Sondhi Limthongkul opposed former PM Thaksin | Sondhi Limthongkul opposed former PM Thaksin |
| Thailand annulled his passport after his supporters forced the cancellation of a high-profile Asian summit last weekend, and were involved in clashes with security forces in Bangkok on Monday. | Thailand annulled his passport after his supporters forced the cancellation of a high-profile Asian summit last weekend, and were involved in clashes with security forces in Bangkok on Monday. |
| The city is reported to be calm but under heavy security, after recent violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters left two dead and more than 100 injured. | The city is reported to be calm but under heavy security, after recent violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters left two dead and more than 100 injured. |
| The attack on Mr Sondhi came at dawn on Friday, as he was travelling to record a programme at his television station. | The attack on Mr Sondhi came at dawn on Friday, as he was travelling to record a programme at his television station. |
| "At least two attackers followed Sondhi's car, overtook it and sprayed it with about 100 rounds of gunfire from AK-47 and M-16s. [Sondhi] was injured in the shoulder but is out of danger now," said local police commander Colonel King Kwaengwisatchaicharn. | "At least two attackers followed Sondhi's car, overtook it and sprayed it with about 100 rounds of gunfire from AK-47 and M-16s. [Sondhi] was injured in the shoulder but is out of danger now," said local police commander Colonel King Kwaengwisatchaicharn. |
| The fear is that this attack could bring the yellow shirts out onto the streets again and spark factional violence with Mr Thaksin's supporters, says the BBC's Alastair Leithead. | The fear is that this attack could bring the yellow shirts out onto the streets again and spark factional violence with Mr Thaksin's supporters, says the BBC's Alastair Leithead. |