Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates May 19, 2010

A man tends to the bodies of two protesters who were killed during an operation to evict anti-government "red shirt" protesters from their encampment in Bangkok May 19, 2010. Thai troops and armoured vehicles broke through barricades of tyres and staves on Wednesday in a fresh offensive to evict thousands of anti-government protesters from their fortified camp in central Bangkok, witnesses said. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Riots Begin in Bangkok after Thai Protest Leaders Surrender -- Voice of America

Violence has spread through the Thai capital Bangkok, in the wake of Wednesday's deadly crackdown by security forces to end the weeks-long occupation by anti-government demonstrators in the city's upscale commercial district.

Leaders of the protesters, known as Red Shirts, surrendered to police and told followers they were ending their two-month old demonstrations in order to avoid any further bloodshed.

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Bangkok burns after Thai protest leaders arrested -- Yahoo News/AP
Bangkok burns as protesters surrender -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Bangkok burns as Thai Red Shirts run amok after leaders' surrender -- Times Online
Thai Riots Grow Despite Appeal for Calm -- New York Times
Riots Erupt in Bangkok as Protest Leaders Surrender -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Bangkok burns after army crackdown -- Al Jazeera
Major shopping mall looted, torched in Bangkok -- My Way News/AP
5 die, 59 injured in Thai clashes on Wednesday -- China View
Thai violence spreads after troops storm protest camp -- The Guardian
Protesters Set Fire to Thai Stock Exchange -- Wall Street Journal
Curfew in Bangkok after surrender of red-shirt leaders -- BBC
After Military Crackdown In Thailand, A Curfew In Bangkok -- NPR
Unrest, fires follow Thai army assault on protest zone -- CTV
Four protest leaders flee Thai army crackdown -- Washington Post
Thai protests: military crackdown only widens divide -- The Guardian
Snap Analysis: Thai protest ends, but crisis far from over -- Reuters
In pictures: Bangkok protests -- BBC