Pro-government Thai Red Shirt supporters practice self-defense in the camp of “Democracy Protection Volunteers” in Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand on Friday. AFP PHOTO
Pro-government Thai Red Shirt supporters practice self-defense in the camp of “Democracy Protection Volunteers” in Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand on Friday. AFP PHOTO

UDON THANI, Thailand: With a flurry of punches and kicks, hundreds of Thai “Red Shirts” undergo self-defense drills as they mobilize to protect the embattled government, stoking fears of a dangerous new phase of civil conflict.

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