Protests at Bangkok's tourist centre
Red Shirt supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra protest at central world junction in Bangkok yesterday. (AFP)
Tens of thousands of red-shirted Thai protesters overran the streets of Bangkok yesterday, swarming into the capital's tourist heartland in a renewed bid to overthrow the government.
Bemused foreign visitors looked on as the supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra turned a swathe of Bangkok home to five-star hotels and major shopping centres into a sea of red with another peaceful rally.
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