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Thai protesters call for revenge for violence

Oct. 8, 2008
Anti-government protesters vowed Wednesday to avenge those killed and injured in clashes with the police. Soldiers maintained an uneasy calm in Bangkok a day after two people died and more than 400 were injured as police attempted to break up protests that...
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