Thai Protests Continue as Tensions, Violence Mount

Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they surround the Thaksin Shinawatra-owned office building in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2014. 

An anti-government protester raises his clenched fists as he listens to a speech by anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2014. 

Anti-government protesters surrounding the Thaksin Shinawatra-owned office building let employees leave the property over its gate, Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2014. 

Anti-government protesters gather as Thai soldiers stand guard at a defense ministry compound serving as a temporary office for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Bangkok, Feb. 19, 2014.

Soldiers stand guard as anti-government protesters gather at a defense ministry compound, Bangkok, Feb. 19, 2014.

Anti-government protesters shout slogans demanding Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra step down during a protest outside her temporary office, Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2014.

An anti-government protester stands near Thai soldiers guarding a defense ministry compound, Bangkok Feb. 19, 2014.

An anti-government protester weeps during a rally at a defence ministry compound, Bangkok, Feb. 19, 2014.