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Tensions flare as protesters urge Thai PM to quit

Thai police on Saturday fired tear gas and detained dozens of demonstrators as clashes erupted at the first major street protests against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government.

Thai anti-government protesters hold a placard as another waves a national flag during a protest in Bangkok on Saturday. Thai police on Saturday fired tear gas and detained dozens of demonstrators as clashes erupted at the first major street protests against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government.

The violence, while relatively small scale, appeared to mark a new phase in Thailand's long-running political crisis pitting Thai royalists against ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra -- Yingluck's brother -- and his supporters.

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