Thai police in the capital, Bangkok, use tear gas and water cannons against protesters who have mounted a drive to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Tensions are high and security is tight after at least three people were killed and more than 50 were wounded in political violence that began overnight.
ການປະທ້ວງ ຕໍ່ຕ້ານ ລັດຖະບານ ທີ່ ບາງກອກ
![Anti-government protesters take cover during clashes with police near the Government house in Bangkok.](https://gdb.voanews.com/da0f1628-f990-46b5-b634-998b9f08ec43_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anti-government protesters take cover during clashes with police near the Government house in Bangkok.
![Anti-government protesters use self-made barricade against the water cannons and tear gas fired by riot police in Bangkok.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9df5f36d-c137-421b-8276-6b222f15db94_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anti-government protesters use self-made barricade against the water cannons and tear gas fired by riot police in Bangkok.
![Police move behind their shields as they clash with anti-government protesters near the Government house in Bangkok.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4ff95e5d-f2fc-4a58-b2b6-7827edef4f87_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police move behind their shields as they clash with anti-government protesters near the Government house in Bangkok.
![An anti-government protester atop a loudspeaker truck calling on the prime minister to "get out" in Bangkok. (Steve Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/c371011e-8c91-4073-a916-dff065214499_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An anti-government protester atop a loudspeaker truck calling on the prime minister to "get out" in Bangkok. (Steve Herman/VOA)