Thai protests escalate, deputy PM quits
![A policeman sits by the side of the road after being injured during clashes with anti-government demonstrators outside Parliament in Bangkok on October 7, 2008. Police fired tear gas at several thousand demonstrators attempting to block lawmakers' access to parliament, heating up a political crisis that has gripped the country for six weeks and led to the resignation of the deputy prime minister on Tuesday. [Agencies] A policeman sits by the side of the road after being injured during clashes with anti-government demonstrators outside Parliament in Bangkok on October 7, 2008. Police fired tear gas at several thousand demonstrators attempting to block lawmakers' access to parliament, heating up a political crisis that has gripped the country for six weeks and led to the resignation of the deputy prime minister on Tuesday. [Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20081008/001372acd0b50a5662ae16.jpg) |
A policeman sits by the side of the road after being injured during clashes with anti-government demonstrators outside Parliament in Bangkok on October 7, 2008. Police fired tear gas at several thousand demonstrators attempting to block lawmakers' access to parliament, heating up a political crisis that has gripped the country for six weeks and led to the resignation of the deputy prime minister on Tuesday. [Agencies] |