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In Pictures: 'Thailand Political Protest with Bottles of Blood'

By James Wray Mar 16, 2010, 13:27 GMT

A red-shirted anti-government protester lifts a bottle full of blood, collected from fellow protesters, during a mass demonstration in front of Government House in Bangkok,Thailand, on 16 March 2010. EPA/UDO WEITZ

Anti riot police stand behind the gates of Government House in Bangkok, 16 March 2010 where the Red Shirt supporters of fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra poured gallons of blood. Protesters collected blood donations from about 100,000 as tens of thousands of protesters and supporters of Shinawatra staged an ongoing protest in the heart of the Thai capital demanding the dissolving of Parliament and new elections. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

A red-shirted anti-government protester lifts a bottle full of blood, collected from fellow protesters, during a mass demonstration in front of Government House in Bangkok,Thailand, on 16 March 2010. Protesters later spilled the blood outside ofr entrances. Tens of thousands of protesters and supporters of ousted fugitive prime ministerThaksin Shinawatra stage an ongoing protest in the heart of the Thai capital demanding from the government of prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve Parliament and call new elections. EPA/UDO WEITZ

A senior officer pushes Thai army soldiers wearing full anti-riot gear into line during an exercise inside the Government House compound as red-shirted anti-government supporters of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra hold a mass demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand, 16 March 2010. Tens of thousands of protestors arrived Bangkok to participate in demonstrations aimed at forcing the Thai government to resign and call for new elections. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

Supporters of fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Red Shirt splash blood on the ground in front of the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, 16 March 2010. Protesters collected blood donations from about 100,000 as tens of thousands of protesters and supporters of Shinawatra staged an ongoing protest in the heart of the Thai capital demanding from the government the dissolution of Parliament and new elections. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

Thai army soldiers and Thai riot police stand guard inside the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, 16 March 2010, as supporters of fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra demonstrate. Protesters spilled blood collected from fellow protesters outside of entrances. Tens of thousands of protesters and supporters of ousted fugitive prime ministerThaksin Shinawatra stage an ongoing protest in the heart of the Thai capital demanding from the government of prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve Parliament and call new elections. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

Medical workers use disinfectant to clean up blood that red-shirted anti-government protesters spilled at a gate of of Government House in Bangkok,Thailand, on 16 March 2010. Protesters spilled blood collected from fellow protesters outside of entrances. Tens of thousands of protesters and supporters of ousted fugitive prime ministerThaksin Shinawatra stage an ongoing protest in the heart of the Thai capital demanding from the government of prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve Parliament and call new elections. EPA/UDO WEITZ

A red-shirted anti-government protester reacts as she donates ten cubic centimeters of her blood during a mass demonstration in Bangkok,Thailand, on 16 March 2010. Protest leaders aim to draw one million cubic centimeters of blood today and spill it at Government House. Tens of thousands of protesters and supporters of ousted fugitive prime ministerThaksin Shinawatra stage an ongoing protest in the heart of the Thai capital demanding from the government of prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve Parliament and call new elections. EPA/UDO WEITZ

A tattooed Buddhist monk joins red-shirted anti-government protester in donating ten cubic centimeters of his blood during a mass demonstration in Bangkok,Thailand, on 16 March 2010. Protest leaders aim to draw one million cubic centimeters of blood today and spill it at Government House. Tens of thousands of protesters and supporters of ousted fugitive prime ministerThaksin Shinawatra stage an ongoing protest in the heart of the Thai capital demanding from the government of prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve Parliament and call new elections. EPA/UDO WEITZ

Buddhist monks join red-shirted anti-government protesters before donating their blood during a mass demonstration in Bangkok,Thailand, on 16 March 2010. Protest leaders aim to draw one million cubic centimeters of blood today and spill it at Government House. Tens of thousands of protesters and supporters of ousted fugitive prime ministerThaksin Shinawatra stage an ongoing protest in the heart of the Thai capital demanding from the government of prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve Parliament and call new elections. EPA/UDO WEITZ