Protesters begin 'shutdown' in Thailand

January 13, 2014

Anti-government protesters today begun blocking key intersections across Bangkok in their bid to "shut down" the city and force embattled premier Yingluck Shinawatra to step down.

One protester was shot and injured while he was guarding a barrier at the Chaeng Wattana rally site by an unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle, police said.

The opposition Democrat party, which has not won polls in two decades, has been venting its ire against the Yingluck government for two months now by holding protest marches.