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One soldier has died and at least 16 people have been injured after Thai troops and a convoy of hundreds of red-shirt protesters clash on the outskirts of Bangkok.

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Army soldiers and riot policemen fire towards anti-government 'red shirt' protesters who planned a road block along a highway in the outskirts of Bangkok on April 28, 2010.Adrees Latif

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Anti-government "red shirt" protesters, carrying the Thai national flag, ride in a convoy of hundreds while planning a road block in the north of Bangkok April 28, 2010. Thai troops fired live rounds and rubber bullets at charging anti-government protesters in a chaotic clash that killed a soldier.REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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Army soldiers carry the body of a soldier killed during clashes with anti-government "red shirt" protesters along a highway in the outskirts of Bangkok April 28, 2010. Thai troops fired in the air and shot rubber bullets in a chaotic clash with anti-government protesters on a highway in Bangkok's suburbs on Wednesday that wounded at least 16 people and possibly killed one soldier.Adrees Latif

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Thai soldiers and riot policemen take a position before clashes with anti-government protesters on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Thai security forces and anti-government protesters clashed Wednesday, with troops firing both over and then directly into a crowd of Red Shirts to keep them from expanding their demonstrations.Sakchai Lalit

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A taxi driver takes cover in his car as anti-government protesters clash with police and military.Andy Nelson /Getty Images

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A Thai woman heads for cover during a lull in the clashes.Andy Nelson

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Thai students squat near a store for safety.Sakchai Lalit

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