Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (pictured in October) visited the north of the country amid heavy security Saturday after receiving death threats over a planned trip to a stronghold of ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Some 1,500 police were sent to guard Abhisit as he toured the three northern provinces of Sukhothai, Phitsanulok and Phichit, to inspect government works.(AFP/Pool/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)
Police and soldiers survey the site of a bomb attack in Yala province November 20, 2009. Five soldiers were injured in the bomb attack by suspected Muslim militants during a patrol, police said. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom
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