New protest clashes shake Thai capital

Thai anti-government protesters stand over a partially-dismantled police barricade during an ongoing rally outside Government House in Bangkok.-AFP

BANGKOK(AFP) - Fresh skirmishes broke out Monday between Thai security forces and opposition demonstrators who have issued an ultimatum for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to quit, a day after the anti-government campaign erupted into deadly violence.

Some schools and universities in the capital were closed for safety reasons, authorities said, after unrest on Sunday rippled around the key government buildings in the capital that have been targeted.