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BANGKOK - AN EXPLOSION wounded a protester in the grounds of the Thai prime minister's offices in Bangkok on Saturday, where anti-government demonstrators have been camped out since August.
A police commander said the volunteer guard at Government House was not seriously injured in the blast, but gave few details as he was not allowed inside the protest compound.
'It's their own bomb. It exploded inside the tent,' Colonel Somchai Chueyklin said, referring to a tent where the guards are stationed.
Local media reported the guard, Mr Methi U-thong, was taken to a Bangkok hospital with head injuries and chest pain at around 4.20am (5.20am Singapore time).
The anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy stormed Government House in late August and have refused to leave since, accusing the government of corruption and demanding it step down.
The bomb is the latest in a series of violent incidents at the camp. On Tuesday a hand grenade was tossed at a group of guards, though no one was hurt.
But 10 People's Alliance for Democracy guards were injured last week when another grenade was hurled at the camp, and one man was found shot dead nearby.
The People's Alliance for Democracy took their protest to parliament on October 7, causing riot police to fire tear gas that led to clashes leaving two dead and nearly 500 injured. -- AFP
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