Unidentified gunmen fired upon demonstrators . The government says the attack was carried out by a group of armed men who were trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted in a military coup in 2006 and has spent most of the time since then in exile overseas . The national Election Commission had called for a delay , citing the violence .
Unidentified gunmen fired upon demonstrators . The government says the attack was carried out by a group of armed men who were trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. The national Election Commission had called for a delay , citing the violence .