OLIVIER SARBIL PHOTOGRAPHY

Thai Crisis: The Saturday Clash

Thai troops attempting to disperse "red shirt" protesters nearby Phan Fah bridge in old Bangkok.
   
Thai soldiers put on their gas masks.
   
Thai troops move in on “red shirts” and fire tear gas at thousands of protesters.
     
  
A woman lost consciousness after tear gas were thrown by the army.
   
Thai troops firing directly rubber bullets at thousands of "red shirt" protesters near the United Nations building in central Bangkok.
   
A woman crying during the clash.
     
  
Clash between Thai troops and the "red shirt", in the biggest confrontation of a month-long protest.
   
An injured anti-government protester is helped during the rally.
   
Thai soldier wearing gas mask on Ratchadamnoen Avenue near Democracy Monument.
     
  
Red shirt-protesters face off with Thai army.
   
Medics evacuating a wounded Thai soldier.
   
A woman "red shirt" protester.
     
  
Thai soldiers during the street battle between anti-government protesters and the military.
   
A wounded Thai soldier waiting for medical evacuation.
   
A young Thai woman covers her mouth as she stares into the street where victims of the clash are evacuated.
     
  
Thai troops taking cover from gunfire.
   
Thai army medics evacuating wounded soldiers.
   
A group of tourists emerging from Khao San Road during the battle.