Thai protesters fortify camps in heart of Bangkok
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Tensions escalated in the standoff between anti-government demonstrators and Thai security forces as the army said Tuesday deadly force could be used against protesters besieging the heart of the capital.
The so-called "Red Shirt" demonstrators, meanwhile, reinforced defenses at their urban encampment - already shrouded with netting to foil the prying eyes of potential attackers - and prepared homemade weapons including hundreds of sharpened bamboo poles and broken up pavement stones. (AP)
