Thai deputy PM resigns amid Bangkok clashes
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Thailand's recently appointed deputy prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh has resigned, in the wake of violent clashes between anti-government demonstrators and riot police on Tuesday. Police fired tear gas and stun grenades to try to disperse a huge crowd which had tried to take over the national parliament building ahead of a key government address. At least two people were killed, and hundreds injured. The deputy prime minister had been trying to negotiate a peace deal with the demonstrators. He has accepted responsibility for the violence, saying it wasn't what he intended. It is a huge challenge for the kingdom's new prime minister, who has been in the job barely three weeks.
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