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Bangkok cleans up

<p>A damaged glass window is seen at a shopping mall in central Bangkok, May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang</p>

A damaged glass window is seen at a shopping mall in central Bangkok, May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

A damaged glass window is seen at a shopping mall in central Bangkok, May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang

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<p>Passers-by take pictures of a burnt shopping mall at the site of recent bloody clashes between anti-government "red shirt" protesters and Thai troops in central Bangkok, May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj </p>

Passers-by take pictures of a burnt shopping mall at the site of recent bloody clashes between anti-government "red shirt" protesters and Thai troops in central Bangkok, May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Passers-by take pictures of a burnt shopping mall at the site of recent bloody clashes between anti-government "red shirt" protesters and Thai troops in central Bangkok, May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

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<p>Thai men transport a safe through a movie theatre burnt by anti-government "red shirt" protesters in central Bangkok, May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj </p>

Thai men transport a safe through a movie theatre burnt by anti-government "red shirt" protesters in central Bangkok, May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Thai men transport a safe through a movie theatre burnt by anti-government "red shirt" protesters in central Bangkok, May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

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<p>Workers clean a main Bangkok road at the shopping district occupied for almost two months by anti-government "red shirt" protesters, May 22, 2010. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis </p>

Workers clean a main Bangkok road at the shopping district occupied for almost two months by anti-government "red shirt" protesters, May 22, 2010. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Workers clean a main Bangkok road at the shopping district occupied for almost two months by anti-government "red shirt" protesters, May 22, 2010. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

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<p>Workers remove tyres and trash from a road where "red shirt" protesters had setup a barricade in Bangkok, May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli </p>

Workers remove tyres and trash from a road where "red shirt" protesters had setup a barricade in Bangkok, May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Workers remove tyres and trash from a road where "red shirt" protesters had setup a barricade in Bangkok, May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

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<p>Volunteers clean writing on a wall at an area which was occupied by anti-government 'red shirt' protesters in Bangkok, May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli </p>

Volunteers clean writing on a wall at an area which was occupied by anti-government 'red shirt' protesters in Bangkok, May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Volunteers clean writing on a wall at an area which was occupied by anti-government 'red shirt' protesters in Bangkok, May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

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<p>A security officer walks inside Siam Theater after it was set on fire by anti-government "red shirt" protesters in central Bangkok, May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom </p>

A security officer walks inside Siam Theater after it was set on fire by anti-government "red shirt" protesters in central Bangkok, May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

A security officer walks inside Siam Theater after it was set on fire by anti-government "red shirt" protesters in central Bangkok, May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

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<p>Workers repair street lights and power lines damaged during recent clashes between anti-government "red shirt" protesters and Thai troops in central Bangkok, May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis </p>

Workers repair street lights and power lines damaged during recent clashes between anti-government "red shirt" protesters and Thai troops in central Bangkok, May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Workers repair street lights and power lines damaged during recent clashes between anti-government "red shirt" protesters and Thai troops in central Bangkok, May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

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<p>Workers clean a road where "red shirt" protesters had setup their main camp in Bangkok, May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli</p>

Workers clean a road where "red shirt" protesters had setup their main camp in Bangkok, May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

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Workers clean a road where "red shirt" protesters had setup their main camp in Bangkok, May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

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<p>Workers clean up the wreckage from a branch of the Bangkok Bank which was ransacked during recent clashes between anti-government "red shirt" protesters and Thai troops in central Bangkok, May 22, 2010. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj </p>

Workers clean up the wreckage from a branch of the Bangkok Bank which was ransacked during recent clashes between anti-government "red shirt" protesters and Thai troops in central Bangkok, May 22, 2010. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Workers clean up the wreckage from a branch of the Bangkok Bank which was ransacked during recent clashes between anti-government "red shirt" protesters and Thai troops in central Bangkok, May 22, 2010. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

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<p>A waitress cleans the window of a cafe in Bangkok's financial district, May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis </p>

A waitress cleans the window of a cafe in Bangkok's financial district, May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

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A waitress cleans the window of a cafe in Bangkok's financial district, May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

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<p>Volunteers wash a road which was occupied by anti-government 'red shirt' protesters in Bangkok, May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli </p>

Volunteers wash a road which was occupied by anti-government 'red shirt' protesters in Bangkok, May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Volunteers wash a road which was occupied by anti-government 'red shirt' protesters in Bangkok, May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

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<p>A Thai woman holding a child looks at a damaged shop burnt by "red shirt" protesters in Bangkok, May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli </p>

A Thai woman holding a child looks at a damaged shop burnt by "red shirt" protesters in Bangkok, May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

A Thai woman holding a child looks at a damaged shop burnt by "red shirt" protesters in Bangkok, May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

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