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Tue 10 Oct 2008Thai deputy prime minister resigns after protests
Thailand's deputy prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh resigned today, saying he accepted responsibility for clashes between police and anti-government protesters that injured 69 people in Bangkok.
The resignation of the government's top negotiator with the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) was a further blow to new prime minister Somchai Wongsawat's efforts to defuse a four-month street campaign against the elected administration.
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