The UDD suspended most of their political activities throughout the rest of the year , but regathered in March 2010 to call for new elections . The protesters later occupied a large area of Bangkok 's central shopping district , blocking off areas from Ratchaprasong Intersection to Lumphini Park . Violent attacks , both against protesters and government units , escalated as the situation dragged on , while negotiations between the government and the protest leaders repeatedly failed . Around mid-May , in an attempt to remove the protesters , military forces performed a crackdown on the protest , leading to violent confrontations and over ninety deaths . Arson attacks erupted around the protest site as well as several provincial centres , but the government soon took control of the situation . The protesters dispersed as UDD leaders surrendered
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2010 Thai military crackdown
History of Thailand since 2001