Thai demonstrators picket US embassy in Bangkok

In Thailand, tens of thousands of anti-government protesters have protested against the American embassy in the capital Bangkok.

The protesters accuse US intelligence officials of bugging phone conversations of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

They say Washington accused Thaksin of inciting violence after intercepting his phone calls.

Just hours earlier, the demonstrators spilled their blood at the gate of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's house.

The 'Red Shirts' loyal to Thaksin want Abhisit to dissolve parliament and call for snap elections.

The twice-elected Thaksin was ousted in a military coup in 2006 and later sentenced to two years in jail for corruption.

The former premier remains hugely popular among the rural poor, who have staged frequent rallies calling for his return to power.

Thaksin has been living in exile since the coup of 2006. His supporters call the current government illegitimate.

Source: PressTV.
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