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Slideshow Thai government considers red shirts compromise Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat BANGKOK Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:45am EDT Related News Q+A: Thailand's escalating color-coded crisis Fri, Apr 23 2010 Related Video Thai pro-gov. rally against antis Fri, Apr 23 2010 Explosions and protests in Bangkok Blasts rock Bangkok business zone Thai red shirts may talk < 1 / 43 > View Full Size BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai government officials huddled on Saturday to consider a peace overture by tens of thousands of protesters demanding elections in an increasingly deadly six-week street rally in Bangkok. World | Thailand The red-shirted supporters of ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra said on Friday they will end a three-week occupation of Bangkok's ritzy shopping district if the government dissolved parliament and announced elections in 30 days, softening a previous demand for immediate dissolution. With the new timeframe, the government would then have another 60 days to hold the election. It was unclear whether the military-backed government of embattled Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva would agree to that timetable. Analysts say he is running out of options after weeks of unrest by protesters who have gained a clear upper hand. "The government might have to agree to a three-month timeframe, but this doesn't mean this will ease the tensions," said Pitch Pongsawat, a political scientist at Chulalongkorn University. "There doesn't seem to be any real control about what's been happening on the streets." Abhisit and other senior government officials were meeting at a military base to consider the red shirts' offer after talks with protest leaders late on Friday. Government spokesman Panitan Watanayagorn said Abhisit hopes talks would end the conflict, but they should not take place "under pressure or any kind of threat." He also criticized the red shirts for what he said were shifting demands. "We are open for negotiation. But the talks should not be held in an atmosphere of threats with people breaking the law," he told Reuters. A series of grenade blasts killed one person and wounded 88 on Thursday in the heart of Bangkok's business district in an attack the government blamed on the red shirts, who denied they were responsible. The risk of further violence remains high. GOING AFTER 'TERRORISTS' Tens of thousands of red shirts remain in a fortified encampment at a district of high-end department stores in central Bangkok, vowing to stay until parliament is dissolved and defying a state of emergency that bans large gatherings of protesters. The government says the crowd includes "terrorists" willing to use violence to bring down the government and overturn the monarchy and wants to go after that element, not peaceful protesters. "At this moment it's not dispersing (the red shirt demonstrators), it's a crime suppression," army spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said. "We are ready to wipe out terrorists and we will do it at an appropriate time... We need to make sure that there are very few innocent people there before doing anything." The red shirts in their new proposals also want Abhisit to begin an independent probe into a clash that killed 25 people and wounded hundreds in a failed attempt to disperse the protesters on April 10, and for troops to withdraw from their protest site. The demands came shortly after army chief Anupong Paochinda offered an olive leaf of his own, telling commanders there would be no crackdown on the protesters because it would do more harm than good. A powerful backlash against the mostly rural and working-class red shirts is growing among Bangkok's royalist establishment who took to the streets on Friday holding placards reading "no dissolution." The pro-government protesters, who call themselves "multi-colored shirts," plan to rally again on Saturday. If Abhisit caves in, those royalists who believe the red shirts want to topple Thailand's monarchy are likely to fight back with a vengeance. In 2008, they blockaded Bangkok's international airport, stranding at least 230,000 people until a court dissolved a pro-Thaksin ruling party for electoral fraud. The violence and deepening political divide has spurred talk of civil war in Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy. "This hardening of the battle lines between the two sides does not bode well for Bangkok's security situation and a risk of another, and this time maybe even more violent, crackdown is immediate," risk consultancy IHS Global Insight said in a report. Diplomats and analysts say the army's middle ranks look dangerously split with one faction backing the protesters led by retired generals allied with Thaksin, who was ousted in a 2006 coup and later sentenced in absentia for corruption. The red shirts say British-born and Oxford-educated Abhisit came to power illegitimately in December 2008, heading a coalition the military cobbled together after courts dissolved a pro-Thaksin party that led the previous government. (Writing by Jason Szep; Additional reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Bill Tarrant) World Thailand Comments See All Comments (1) | Post Comment Apr 24, 2010 3:20am EDT In the context of this story, what does the reporter mean by ”Huddled” Do you mean like scared rats with nowhere to run??? it’s a crime suppression,” army spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said. “We are ready to wipe out terrorists and we will do it at an appropriate time!!! Could he mean the Thai police force??? The red shirts in their new proposals also want Abhisit to begin an independent probe into a clash that killed 25 people and wounded hundreds in a failed attempt to disperse the protesters on April 10, and for troops to withdraw from their protest site!!! Can we also include in this probe, the slaying of 300 people in the south ordered by Thaksin ??? Before the Government make any rash decisions, lets have a compulsory nationwide poll of who should govern, then we can see how many anti government protesters really exist. Government should consider the whole nation and not only a breakaway minority opposition group. The only crime Abhisit has committed here to his people and humanity is failing to bring Thaksin to justice. lazar Report As Abusive See All Comments (1) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. 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