About twenty soldiers were injured when red shirts protesters hurled explosives into them at Si Yak Kok Woe intersection at about 8pm.
About twenty soldiers were injured when red shirts protesters hurled explosives into them at Si Yak Kok Woe intersection at about 8pm.
The injured soldiers who were dragged from the scene were seen soaking with blood.
Reporters were barred and pushed back to be behind soldiers' columns.
The soldiers then fought back by shooting rubber bullets at the protesters.
Sounds of exchange of gunfires were heard sporadically.
Nation channel reporter said that the protesters had guns and fired at soldiers.
The reporter said that more explosives were threwn from the protesters while the soldiers fought back by shooting rubber bullets.
The soldiers retreated to Ta Nao area.
A local resident was injured from sharpnels from the explosives. The resident has wounds at her forehead.
