Key red shirt leader and rogue army officer Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol was shot in the head in renewed violence Thursday night as security forces surrounded the red shirt protest site.
Maj Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol, widely known as Seh Daeng, is carried by fellow red shirts after being shot in the head at their fortified camp yesterday. AFP
One red shirt protester was killed, and nine injured in the shootings which erupted in mid-evening near Sala Daeng intersection and Lumpini park.
Maj-Gen Khattiya, a hard-line member of the red shirts, was shot in the head and critically wounded close to Chulalongkorn Hospital as he spoke to journalists.
The fresh violence flared up hours after the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) announced a plan to close three roads around the Ratdhchaprasong intersection to seal off the protest site from 6pm.
Erawan Emergency Centre director Phetpong Kamchornkitjakarn said last night that Maj-Gen Khattiya, alias Seh Daeng, sustained a severe head injury.
He was shot in the forehead while he was giving interview to a group of foreign reporters. The bullet exited through the nape of his neck.
He was taken to Hua Chiew Hospital, close to Chulalongkorn Hospital, a few metres away from where he was shot.
The army specialist, wearing a breathing aide, was seen on television while he was moved from an emergency room to a surgery room.
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Earlier, red shirt protesters and 150 anti-riot police swarmed the Hua Chiew Hospital site. Another 150 troops were deployed outside.
Late Thursday night he was transferred to Vajira Hospital.
Maj-Gen Khattiya's shooting came less than an hour after security forces began their blockade to mount pressure on the red shirt protesters.
The army specialist was shot after emerging from the red shirts' fortified encampment with a group of foreign journalists about 7.30pm.
During the interview near the fence of Chulalongkorn Hospital, Maj Gen Khattiya fell to the ground after being shot by a high-powered rifle.
Shortly after the shooting, at least four explosions and gunfire were heard, sending passers-by and protesters ducking for cover. Two other protesters at Sala Daeng intersection were injured.
Deputy Bangkok Governor Malinee Sukavejworakit said Seh Daeng could not breathe by himself and had to rely on a respirator.
Around 10pm, red shirt protesters clashed with security forces near Lumpini Park. The forces fired rubber bullets against protesters. One man, Chartchai Chalao, 25, died after being shot in the face. Five sustained wounds.
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