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Thai Army APCs and troops breach Redshirts' barricades

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An armoured vehicle destroys a barricade 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.REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

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An anti-government protesters' barricade is crushed by an armored personnel carrier at Lumpini Park in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Two Thai armored vehicles have toppled the tire-and-bamboo barricade of an encampment where anti-protesters are holed up in downtown Bangkok.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Thai soldiers cross an anti-government protesters' barricade which was crushed by an armored personnel carrier at Lumpini Park in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. The Thai government has claimed that the army has been successful in its initial push to clear a protest zone in central Bangkok.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Thai soldiers cross the barricade made of tires and bamboo sticks during an operation to crackdown anti-government protesters Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai soldiers with armored vehicles stormed into a fortified encampment occupied by anti-government protesters Wednesday, breaking through bamboo-and-tire barricades in a major military offensive in the heart of Bangkok. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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An unidentified journalist and a Thai soldier lie injured after a grenade launcher was fired by anti-governemnt protesters during an operation to crackdown on the Red Shirt movement, Wednesday, May 19, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai troops opened fire Wednesday into the fortified encampment of anti-government protesters in downtown Bangkok, ramming armored vehicles into its tire-and-bamboo barricade in what appeared to be a final crackdown after a week of deadly clashes.« (AP Photo)

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Thai army soldiers carry a fellow soldier on a stretcher during an operation to evict anti-government "red shirt" protesters from their encampment in Bangkok May 19, 2010. REUTERS/Kerek Wongsa

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Thai army soldiers stand guard over blindfolded detainees during an operation to evict anti-government "red shirt" protesters from their encampment in Bangkok May 19, 2010. REUTERS/Kerek Wongsa
 
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Thai soldiers take up a defensive position near Lumpini Park in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Large numbers of Thai troops and armored vehicles marshaled Wednesday near the fortified encampment in downtown Bangkok occupied by thousands of anti-government protesters. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

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(AP Photo/David Longstreath)

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An armoured vehicle moves on a deserted road at the entrance of the business district during a rally by anti-government "red shirt" protesters in Bangkok May 19, 2010. Large numbers of Thai troops and armoured vehicles gathered early on Wednesday near a fortified encampment of anti-government protesters in Bangkok in what may be the start of a crackdown to disperse them, witnesses said. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

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Thai soldiers run behind armored personnel carriers near Lumpini Park in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 19, 2010 (AP Photo/David Longstreath)



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Thai soldiers aboard an armored personnel carrier take aim at anti-government protestors in Lumpini Park in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 19, 2010.(AP Photo/David Longstreath)

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Thai troops and an armoured vehicle take up their position on a deserted road at the entrance of the business district during a rally by anti-government "red shirt" protesters in Bangkok May 19, 2010. Large numbers of Thai troops and armoured vehicles gathered early on Wednesday near a fortified encampment of anti-government protesters in Bangkok in what may be the start of a crackdown to disperse them, witnesses said.REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

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REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

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REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
 
was just sent a link to a video showing sniper fire into a crowd of protesters.... it really seems to be spiraling out of control over there. I'm ignorant as to how it has escalated to this, could someone give me a brief summary?
 
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