BANGKOK: Tensions are rising around Thailand’s pro-democracy protests, with police shooting six people last week and using tear gas and water cannon on the streets of Bangkok.

As the Thai capital braces for the next major rally on Wednesday, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) takes a look at the forces in play and what might come next in a country with a long history of political unrest.

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