Protest Camp Attacked By Gunfire, Firebombs

(4 January) Unknown individuals have attacked the campsite of anti-government protesters with gunfire and Motolov cocktails last night.

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The assailants fired unidentified type of firearms at the entrance to the encampment of People′s Committee for Absolute Democracy With the King As Head of State (PCAD) near Phan Fa Bridge on Ratchadamnoen Avenue, injuring one protester.
 
The protester, said to be a girlfriend of a volunteer guard stationed in the area, was shot in her leg and was later transported to Ramathibodi Hospital.  
 
Later in the night, attackers on 2 motorcycles also hurled several Molotov cocktails at the protesters? barricade near Nang Loeng Intersection, before fleeing the scene. The guards quickly extinguished the flame, and no injury was reported.
 
Responding to the attacks, the protester guards moved their barricades further around their encampment today, and reinforced the ?bunkers? of car tires around the entrances.
 
 

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