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Submitted by ctv_en_6 on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 11:10
Leaders of Thailand's anti-government ‘Red Shirt’ protesters said on Saturday they would surrender to police next month, but refused to end their rally in the capital's commercial heartland.

One week on from deadly clashes between the Red Shirts and security forces, the demonstrators said they expected a new push by the army to disperse them after its chief was put in charge of security in the strife-torn capital.

The Red Shirts, who are seeking immediate elections, have so far ignored repeated calls by authorities to disperse from the capital's commercial heartland, despite arrest warrants outstanding against core leaders.

About 7,000 Red Shirts were out in damp weather on Saturday, according to army figures. Key Red Shirts gave alms to monks on their rally stage on Saturday, in memory of last weekend's violence that left 23 people dead and more than 800 injured.

The mostly poor and rural-based red-clad movement has since abandoned its rally spot close to where the violence took place to instead reinforce numbers in a Bangkok district home to luxury hotels and shopping malls.

AFP

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