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Thailand's tension expected to ease soon: military top brass
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-23 20:56
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BANGKOK - It is believed the country's political tension will ease soon, Thailand's Permanent Secretary for Defence, General Apichart Penkitti, said Friday.
The "red-shirt" rally was not peaceful as use of violence was also found, the Thai News Agency quoted General Apichart as saying.
The Permanent Secretary for Defence has also urged the Bangkok residents to be patient and calm amid the ongoing "red-shirt" rally.
The anti-government "red-shirt" rally has started from March 12 as they have demanded Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to "immediately" dissolve the lower House of parliament and hold a new general election.
The "red-shirts" have viewed that, apart from the House dissolution, there is no other solution to the country's ongoing political conflict.
But, at the same time the rise of Thais in various-color shirts, who have opposed the early House dissolution, is increasingly growing.
