Thai Army Cites ‘Live Fire Zone’ as Clashes Continue -- New York Times
BANGKOK — The Thai military declared a neighborhood of Bangkok a “live-fire zone” on Saturday and said it was calling in reinforcements as fighting spread to several areas in the city and the death toll in a three-day offensive against anti-government protesters rose to 17.
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