Thailand red shirt protests escalate

Anti-government red shirt protesters in Bangkok carry Thai national flags and red banners as they ride scooters and motorcycles in a convoy Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/guardian.co.uk Thai soldiers fire warnings shots over red shirt protesters Photograph: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/guardian.co.uk Thai soldiers form a line behind razor wire in front of red shirt protesters on a highway near the old Bangkok airport Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/guardian.co.uk Government supporters wave Thai flags as they rally against the red shirts Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA Photograph: Narong Sangnak/guardian.co.uk Soldiers fire rubber bullets at red shirts Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/guardian.co.uk A Buddhist monk carrying a Thai national flag rides in a red shirt convoy towards Bangkok's northern suburbs Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters Photograph: Eric Gaillard/guardian.co.uk Soldiers fire at red shirts near the old Bangkok airport Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters Photograph: Eric Gaillard/guardian.co.uk Cross-dressers wave Thai national flags as they join a government support rally Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA Photograph: Narong Sangnak/guardian.co.uk A soldiers shoots at anti-government protesters amidst traffic Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/guardian.co.uk Red shirts receive orders from leaders inside their fortified camp Photograph: Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Hoang Dinh Nam/guardian.co.uk Red shirts in the convoy hold portraits of the Thai king and queen Photograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Roslan Rahman/guardian.co.uk A pro-government rally on Bangkok's Silom Road Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA Photograph: Narong Sangnak/guardian.co.uk A monk carrying a police riot shield joins anti-government protesters Photograph: Ahmad Yusni/EPA Photograph: Ahmad Yusni/guardian.co.uk An injured protester waves for help Photograph: Apichart Weerawong/AP Photograph: Apichart Weerawong/guardian.co.uk A red shirt protester throws rocks at security forces Photograph: Apichart Weerawong/AP Photograph: Apichart Weerawong/guardian.co.uk Smoke from a homemade rocket fired at soldiers by protesters Photograph: Ahmad Yusni/EPA Photograph: Ahmad Yusni/guardian.co.uk Soldiers scramble for cover next to their overturned motorcycles after other security forces apparently opened fire on them Photograph: David Guttenfelder/AP Photograph: David Guttenfelder/guardian.co.uk Riot police fire towards motorcycles approaching on a highway Photograph: David Guttenfelder/AP Photograph: David Guttenfelder/guardian.co.uk Soldiers and police carry a comrade who was shot dead as security forces tried to contain protesters. The exact circumstances of his death were not clear Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/guardian.co.uk Anti-government protesters help two members of the military reach safety after they were set upon by other demonstrators Photograph: Andy Nelson/Getty Images Photograph: Andy Nelson/guardian.co.uk A taxi driver takes cover in his car Photograph: Andy Nelson/Getty Images Photograph: Andy Nelson/guardian.co.uk