--- description: Simmering political tensions flared up in the Thai capital once more as police efforts to disperse protest camps led to at least four dead and dozens injured. title: Police and protestors clash as Riots Grip Bangkok image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4c4c03896e6d47ed/698683891eebf72c5236f991/bankok-thailand-protests-riots-10.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Thailand](/tag/thailand/) ## Thailand Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Death and Violence as Riots Grip Bangkok by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 18, 2014 5:08 PM CUT  A police officer runs with a shot gun during clashes between police and anti-government protesters during an operation by the Thai government to retake the protester occupied Phan Fa Bridge in Bangkok, on Feb. 18, 2014. A police officer runs with a shot gun during clashes between police and anti-government protesters during an operation by the Thai government to retake the protester occupied Phan Fa Bridge in Bangkok, on Feb. 18, 2014.KC Ortiz—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 18, 2014 5:08 PM CUT  A police officer runs with a shot gun during clashes between police and anti-government protesters during an operation by the Thai government to retake the protester occupied Phan Fa Bridge in Bangkok, on Feb. 18, 2014. KC Ortiz—AFP/Getty Images  An anti-government protester pushes policemen during clashes near the Government House in Bangkok, on Feb. 18, 2014. Damir Sagolj—Reuters  Thai police officers detain an anti-government protester near Government House in Bangkok, on Feb. 18, 2014. Athit Perawongmetha—Reuters  An armed Thai police officer aims his rubber bullet rifle as medical team carry a injured person on a stretcher during a clash between police force and anti-government protesters in Bangkok, on Feb. 18, 2014. Apichart Weerawong—AP  A Police officer is carried to an ambulance after he was shot in the head by sniper fire during a police operation to reclaim the protest site at Phan Fa Bridge in Bangkok, on Feb. 18, 2014. Nick McGrath—Getty Images  Anti-government protesters lift a police car after clashes with Thai riot police officers near Government House in Bangkok, on Feb. 18, 2014. Athit Perawongmetha—Reuters  An anti-government protester pushes a line of policemen during clashes near the Government House in Bangkok, on Febr. 18, 2014. Damir Sagolj—Reuters  An anti-government protester is caught in tear gas during clashes with riot police in Bangkok, on Feb. 18, 2014. Wally Santana—AP  Thai police officers react after an explosion during clashes with anti-government protesters near Government House in Bangkok, on Feb. 18, 2014. 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