Thaıland Polıtıcs Unrest

epa02165703 Residents help themselves to whatever is left in a looted convenience store near the shopping district in Bangkok, Thailand, on 20 May 2010.  Gunfire still crackled Thursday as troops moved to hunt militants who went on the rampage after a deadly crackdown on their anti-government protest camp. Dozens of buildings including the stock exchangeThailand's biggest shopping mall were set ablaze in the chaotic aftermath of the campaign to shut down the Red Shirts' six-week occupation of a top retail district. Dozens of buildings including the stock exchangethe nation's biggest shopping mall were set ablaze in the chaotic aftermath of the campaign to shut down the Red Shirts' six-week occupation of a top retail district. The official toll from Wednesday's offensive stands at seven but authorities said nine others had been killed in a gunbattle at a Buddhist temple inside the protest camp.  EPA/Udo Weitz