28 hurt in blasts at Bangkok anti-government rally | Inquirer News

28 hurt in blasts at Bangkok anti-government rally

/ 03:51 PM January 19, 2014

An injured anti-government protester is helped in to an ambulance after he was hit by a bomb blast during a march with leader Suthep[ Thaugsuban in downtown Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. AP

BANGKOK — Explosions injured almost 30 people in central Bangkok on Sunday during a continuing “shutdown” protest aimed at toppling the Thai government, an emergency center said.

Twenty-eight people were taken to several hospitals across the city, according to the Erawan Emergency Center. Protesters said the injuries were caused by two separate blasts at a rally.

The Erawan Medical Center says the injured were taken to four different Bangkok hospitals.

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It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion Sunday afternoon.

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Late Saturday night, a gunman opened fire on anti-government protesters elsewhere in the capital, severely wounding one man.

And on Friday, an explosive device hurled at a crowd of marching demonstrators killed one and wounded dozens.

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It is unclear who is behind the unrest. With a report from Associated Press

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