Burned ATMs sit at the site of a gutted building near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Locals sit at a disused bus stop the day after it was damaged in rioting at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A tourist information center damaged in rioting at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Locals gather to watch firefighters damp down two retail developments gutted in arson attacks during rioting at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A locals woman watches firefighters damp down two retail developments gutted in arson attacks during rioting at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Discarded water and food containers piled near clumps of broken pavement the day after rioting at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Firefighting vehicles in Rajavithi Road as fires die down in two retail developments gutted by arson during rioting at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Telephone booths destroyed in rioting on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Telephone booth damaged in rioting on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A Thai police officer uses his mobile phone to take photographs of retail developments gutted by arson during rioting on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Telephone booths damaged in rioting on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
The scene of arson and other destruction of property on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
The scene of massive arson attacks on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
The scene of massive arson attacks during rioting on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Center One, once a popular shopping center with hundreds of shops, stands gutted by arson after rioting on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Firefighters take a break from dealing with massive arson attacks on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A branch of Siam Commercial Bank damaged in rioting on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Locals site quietly watching firefighters deal with massive arson attacks on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Firefighters deal with massive arson attacks on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Locals cross Rajavithi Road 100 metres from the scene of massive arson attacks near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Motorcycles heading towards Din Daeng pass the scene of massive arson attacks on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A taxi motorcycle driver stands near the remains of burned tyres as he watches firefighters deal with massive arson attacks on Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Near the Din Daeng/Rajprarop Road end of Rajavithi Road, concrete barriers remain in place after days of rioting near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Rajavithi Road, normally one of the Thai capital's busiest thoroughfares, stands empty except for curious onlookers and firefighters dealing with massive arson attacks near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Curious locals inspect the damage at the Sam Liam Din Daeng overpass, at the northern end of Rajprarop Road. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A motorcyclist emerges through protest barricades that remain to be cleared by security forces on Rajavithi Soi 4, near San Liam Din Daeng in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A Thai cameraman shoots footage of the destruction under the Sam Liam Din Daeng overpass, at the northern end of Rajprarop Road. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Burning tyres continue to smoulder under the Sam Liam Din Daeng overpass, at the northern end of Rajprarop Road. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Construction equipment gutted by arson under the Sam Liam Din Daeng overpass, at the northern end of Rajprarop Road. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Impromptu barricades made from purloined building materials still block the Westbound lanes of Rajavithi Road at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection.This area saw some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Two women walk past remnants of the protest barricade in the Eastbound lanes of Rajavithi Road at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Impromptu barricades made from purloined building materials still block Rajavithi Soi 2 near the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection.This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A lone red flag mounted high up on the Century Park Hotel, which overlooks the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. Impromptu barricades made from purloined building materials still block the West-bound side of Rajavithi Road at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Buildings gutted by arson, remnants of burned tyres, and other detritus of a war zone at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A bicycle stands amidst remnants of burned tyres and other detritus of a war zone at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A traffic police box gutted by arson at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. The tree has been barbecued and even street furniture is blackened by soot. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A traffic police box gutted by arson at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. Piles of burned tyres stand at the entrance. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Smashed glass on street advertising seen through the remnants of a traffic police box gutted by arson at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. This area saw some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Molotov cocktails stand unused next to iced drinks in front of a traffic police box gutted by arson at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Congealed blood on the street at the northern end of Rajprarop Road near the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
An automated advertising hoarding stands motionless above a traffic police box gutted by arson on the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. This area saw some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Buildings gutted by arson, burned car tyres and other detritus in front of an upscale hotel at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Vehicles gutted by arson, burned tyres, broken glass and a mattress at the northern end of Rajprarop Road, near Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Locals take photographs of an army truck that was gutted by arson amid scenes of deadly mayhem on 15 May near the northern end of Rajprarop Road. At least three Thai soldiers were dragged from the truck and beaten, one was shot. This area saw some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
An army truck that was gutted by arson amid scenes of deadly mayhem on 15 May near the northern end of Rajprarop Road. At least three Thai soldiers were dragged from the truck and beaten, one was shot. This area saw some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Remnants of rioting and battles with troops on the pavement of Rajprarop Road near Sam Liam Din Daeng.This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Scene of carnage at the northern end of Rajprarop Road, some 100 meters from heavily-barricaded Thai army troops. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
An arson damaged, half-built apartment block overlooking Rajprarop Road, near the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. People here told me snipers fired on them from this building. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A man searches for evidence of the sniper he said had fired upon people here in previous days along Rajprarop Road, near the Sam Lian Din Daeng intersection. This area was the scene of some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A local on a motorbike and a foreign photographer on foot pass through the remains of deadly mayhem at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. This area was the scene of some of the most intense violence in Bangkok, Thailand during recent political upheaval. 20 May, 2010
A Thai man displays some of the missiles collected around the scene of intense violence at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection. This area saw some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Several rolls of razor wire stretch across the northern end of Payahai Road at a security cordon supported by bunkers made from sandbags near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
At the western end of Soi Rangnam. The soi is almost totally deserted less than 24 hours after days of violence intensified in the wake of troop dispersal of the protest rally at Rajprasong, about two kilometres away.
At the eastern and of Soi Rangnam, where it meets Rajprarop Road, many rolls of razor wire, tyre barricades and sangbag bunkers manned by armed soldiers prevent easy access to the area, which remains a 'live fire zone'. 20 May, 2010
A risque flyer lies discarded by large piles of garbage on Soi Rangnam, left uncollected during days of intense violence. 20 May, 2010
Water tankers manned by firefighters queue on Soi Rangnam, a few hundred meters south of the scene of massive arson attacks on Rajavithi Road in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A firefighters heads for one of the rear entrances to Center One, a retail mall gutted by arson during rioting near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
A firefighters leaves from one of the rear entrances to Center One, a retail mall gutted by arson during rioting near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Shop owners recover remaining goods from Center One, a retail mall gutted by arson during rioting near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Firefighters who attended the scene of massive arson attacks perpetrated during rioting at Rajavithi Road near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Black smoke billows from burning tyres in freshly set fires at the Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection, less than 24 hours after the area last saw some of the most fierce and deadly protest activity and clashes with security forces over several days of rioting in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Taxis drive through smoke still filling the area around massive arson attacks at Rajavithi Road, near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
Telephone booths damaged in rioting on Paholyothin Road, north of Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May 2010
A fire-damaged advertising banner hangs on the side of a restaurant building gutted by arson next to Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
People describing themselves as 'democracy supporters' gather on the overhead walkway at Victory Monument to observe the results of days of political violence and rioting, and discuss the recent events. They told me they were very angry with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Telephone booths gutted by arson on Paholyothin Road, north of Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 May, 2010
