A motorcyclist rides past part of the barricade built with bamboo poles and tires by anti-government "Red Shirt" protesters in the Silom business district in Bangkok, April 24, 2010. Protesters and the Thai government stepped back from the brink of all-out armed conflict on Friday as both sides offered hints of compromise a day after deadly grenade attacks hit Bangkok's business district. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)
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An anti-government protester in Bangkok peers through a battlement of bamboo and car tires built to keep out troops and angry residents. The "Red Shirt" protesters' six-week bid to drive out the government has been marked by raids and bombings injuring roughly 900 and killing 26 people. (Patrick Winn/GlobalPost)
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A crowd of Bangkok residents curse at anti-government protesters, who have occupied Bangkok for six weeks in a bid to oust the government. (Patrick Winn/GlobalPost)
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