Grenades exploded Thursday night near political protests in the Thai capital, killing at least 1 and injuring 75. Authorities blamed “Red Shirt” anti-government protesters for the blasts, which set off scuffles with police.
The government has blamed the redshirts for the grenade explosions. As of April 2010, a set of new protests by Red Shirts opposition supporters have resulted in 23 deaths (both civilian and military) and over 800 injured. The Red Shirts is The National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), an anti-People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) political pressure group in Thailand.
The streets of Tehra, Iran erupted in massive and fiery morning-to-dusk protests Sunday December 27, 2009 as tens of thousands of demonstrators clashed with security forces on the occasion of an important Shiite Muslim holiday — Ashura.
Several witnesses told Los Angeles Times reporters that Iranian security forces opened fire with live ammunition against unarmed protesters near College Bridge in in the capital Tehran. At least five protesters were killed, including Ali Mousavi, the nephew of opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi. A stabbing was witnessed in front of the City Theater in downtown Tehran.
