Thailand protesters storm parliament

Red shirt supporters of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra's listen to speeches as they take over the streets of the city's main shopping district forcing the closure of many shops Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Photograph: Paula Bronstein/guardian.co.uk Police inspect the damage to a truck caused by a grenade explosion at Democrat party headquarters Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/guardian.co.uk Anti-government demonstrators face police in central Bangkok Photograph: Wason Waintchakorn/AP Photograph: Wason Waintchakorn/guardian.co.uk Riot police rest as a Shinawatra supporter walks past them Photograph: Reuters Photograph: guardian.co.uk Protesters break into the parliament building Photograph: EPA Photograph: guardian.co.uk A protester waves a red flag during a rally in front of the parliament building guarded by riot police Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA Photograph: Narong Sangnak/guardian.co.uk Red Shirt supporters in vans clash with riot-police outside parliament Photograph: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/guardian.co.uk Thousands of Shinawatra supporters force their way through the main gate as they storm parliament Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/guardian.co.uk Protesters climb over the gates to get into the parliament building Photograph: Wason Wanichakorn/AP Photograph: Wason Wanichakorn/guardian.co.uk Thai MP Varong Dejkijvikrom, of the Democrat party (r), holds the ladder for an unidentified official as they flee the parliament building Photograph: Str/AP Photograph: Str/guardian.co.uk Red shirt supporters hold weapons taken from security guards at Parliament House Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/guardian.co.uk