Reporter was a Thai opposition figure when he was shot in Bangkok . Many Thai protesters has set up a makeshift camp , reporter says . The United Front for Democracy ( UDD ) has turned the posh commercial center of Bangkok into a makeshift fortress , as they continue to demand that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva dissolve the lower house of Parliament and call new elections . More than two dozen police , military personnel have died from police - protester clashes .
Reporter was a Thai opposition figure when he was shot in Bangkok . Many Thai protesters has set up a makeshift camp , reporter says . More than two dozen police , military personnel have died from police - protester clashes .