BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Deputy Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh quit on Tuesday, saying he accepted responsibility for clashes between police and anti-government protesters that injured 69 people in Bangkok.
The resignation of the government's top negotiator with the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) was a further blow to new Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's efforts to defuse a four-month street campaign against the elected administration.
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