Thailand's Bloody Protest

Tensions have been growing in Thailand lately, after a week-long slew of marches and demonstrations to call for new elections as people grow increasingly fed up with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva's corrupt and dirty rule.

Today those tensions came to a head, as protesters collected what they claim as nearly 80 gallons of blood from activists, and hurled them at Abhisit's house and other governmental offices.

There is very little talk of any of the protests being met with violence yet, though with the amount of publicity and global coverage that has been following this event since protesters first announced the desire to throw blood everywhere, that is to be expected. 

Crackdowns will probably come later.

I have to say, this sends a pretty intense message, even if the government was prepared and cleaned the blood up within minutes. Certainly nobody can doubt the resolve of Thailand's popular opposition now.

The BBC has pics up on its website.