PHOTOS: Thai protestors attempt to topple government
January 21, 2014
Anti-government protesters break the gate of the police headquarters with giant pincers during a rally Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Gunmen shot and wounded a top leader of a major pro-government movement in northern Thailand on Wednesday, and demonstrators pushing to overthrow the prime minister defied the start of a state of emergency imposed in the capital to cope with the nation's increasingly bloody political crisis. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn) ( Thailand Politics )
Thai policemen form up a line as anti-government protesters stage a rally outside the police headquarters Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Gunmen shot and wounded a top leader of a major pro-government movement in northern Thailand on Wednesday, and demonstrators pushing to overthrow the prime minister defied the start of a state of emergency imposed in the capital to cope with the nation's increasingly bloody political crisis. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn) ( Thailand Politics )
An anti-government protester offers a handshake with Thai soldiers while marching on the street during a rally Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Gunmen shot and wounded a top leader of a major pro-government movement in northern Thailand on Wednesday, and demonstrators pushing to overthrow the prime minister defied the start of a state of emergency imposed in the capital to cope with the nation's increasingly bloody political crisis. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn) ( Thailand Politics )
City workers and anti-government protesters clean the ground at the protest camp of Lard Prao in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Gunmen shot and wounded a top leader of a major pro-government movement in northern Thailand on Wednesday, and demonstrators pushing to overthrow the prime minister defied the start of a state of emergency imposed in the capital to cope with the nation's increasingly bloody political crisis. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong) ( Thailand Politics )
Thai army soldiers stand guard as anti-government protesters rally outside the Permanent Secretary of Defense in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Gunmen shot and wounded a top leader of a major pro-government movement in northern Thailand on Wednesday, and demonstrators pushing to overthrow the prime minister defied the start of a state of emergency imposed in the capital to cope with the nation's increasingly bloody political crisis. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( Thailand Politics )
Thai anti-government protesters gather outside the Governor's office as part of their shutdown movement during ongoing rallies in Thailand's southern city of Pattani on January 22, 2014. Thailand on January 21 declared a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas to tackle mass protests aimed at overthrowing the government, but ruled out using force to end the rallies. (TUWAEDANIYA MERINGING/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526282190 )
Thai anti-government protesters listen to a speech from the stage during a rally at victory monument intersection Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Twin explosions shook an anti-government demonstration site in Thailand's capital, wounding dozens of people in the latest violence to hit Bangkok as the nation's increasingly bloody political crisis drags on. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong) ( Thailand Politics )
Thai anti-government protesters use chain to lock up the gate at the fishery department as they close down the office Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Twin explosions shook an anti-government demonstration site in Thailand's capital, wounding more than dozens of people in the latest violence to hit Bangkok as the nation's increasingly bloody political crisis drags on. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn) ( Thailand Politics )
City bus passengers look at a life-size figure of a traffic policeman erected at victory monument intersection, a site Thai anti-government protesters stage a rally at, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Twin explosions shook an anti-government demonstration site in Thailand's capital, wounding dozens of people in the latest violence to hit Bangkok as the nation's increasingly bloody political crisis drags on. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong) ( Thailand Politics )
A security guard for the anti-government march scans rooftops for possible attacks in central Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Thailand has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok and its surrounding areas to cope with anti-government protests that have stirred up violent attacks. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( Thailand Politics )
Supporters of the anti-government movement struggle to get a view out their office windows of the passing demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Thailand has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok and its surrounding areas to cope with anti-government protests that have stirred up violent attacks. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( Thailand Politics )
Thai bomb squad members inspect the site of a roadside bomb blast planted by suspected separatist militants in the Rangea district of Thailand's restive southern province of Narathiwat on January 21, 2014. One ranger was killed and three injured in the attack. Stuttering peace talks to end Thailand's bloody southern rebellion are under threat from political turmoil in Bangkok, observers say, as the conflict enters its second decade with no end in sight. (MADAREE TOHLALA/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526253492 )
Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, center, sits with others for lunch during a protest rally, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Bangkok, Thailand. Twin explosions shook an anti-government demonstration site in Thailand's capital, wounding dozens of people in the latest violence to hit Bangkok as the nation's increasingly bloody political crisis drags on. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) ( Thailand Politics )
Caretaker Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra arrives to speak to the media after a meeting with her cabinet amid continuing anti-government protests on January 21, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Starting tomorrow, the Thai government will impose a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces, in an attempt to cope with the on-going political turmoil. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) ( 464157965 )
Police officers escort the woman (C-wearing a black mask) who allegedly tortured Indonesian maid Erwiana Sulistyaningsih as they walk out of her residence in Hong Kong January 21, 2014. Hong Kong police interviewed the Indonesian maid, a day after police in Hong Kong arrested her employer accused of abusing her and a second Indonesian helper, as she attempted to board a flight to Thailand at the city's airport. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526255182 )
Thai anti-government protesters wave national flags as they march as part of their ongoing rallies in downtown Bangkok on January 21, 2014. Demonstrators have been staging 'shutdown' protests for more than a week in the Thai capital in their bid to force Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from power and topple her government. (CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526253233 )
Caretaker Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra speaks to the media after a meeting with her cabinet amid continuing anti-government protests on January 21, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Starting tomorrow, the Thai government will impose a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces, in an attempt to cope with the on-going political turmoil. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) ( 464161473 )
Anti-government supporters react to the approaching demonstration on the streets of central Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Thailand has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok and its surrounding areas to cope with anti-government protests that have stirred up violent attacks. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( Thailand Politics )
Supporters hold bank notes to donate to Thai protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban (not pictured) as anti-government protesters march in downtown Bangkok as part of their ongoing rallies on January 21, 2014. Demonstrators have been staging 'shutdown' protests for more than a week in the Thai capital in their bid to force Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from power and topple her government. (CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526253244 )
Supporters of the anti-government movement wait to donate money to a passing demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Thailand has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok and its surrounding areas to cope with anti-government protests that have stirred up violent attacks. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( Thailand Politics )
A Thai anti-government protester stands next to a decorated glass wall at the fishery department after closing down government offices Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Twin explosions shook an anti-government demonstration site in Thailand's capital, wounding more than dozens of people in the latest violence to hit Bangkok as the nation's increasingly bloody political crisis drags on. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn) ( Thailand Politics )