Friday, 18 July 2008

Pictures of the day 4 from Preah Vihear Temple. View on Thai Site (The Crazy People)

A villager lies on a highway to block a convoy of anti-government protesters heading toward the 900-year-old Hindu temple in Kantaralak district, 600 km northeast of Bangkok July 17, 2008. Thai police and angry villagers blocked nationalist protesters on Thursday from rallying at an ancient temple at the centre of a diplomatic row with neighbouring Cambodia.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Police try to move a villager lying on a highway to block a convoy of anti-government protesters from heading to the 900-year-old Hindu temple in Kantaralak district, 600 km northeast of Bangkok, July 17, 2008. Thai police and angry villagers blocked nationalist protesters on Thursday from rallying at an ancient temple at the centre of a diplomatic row with neighbouring Cambodia.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

A villager gestures at a convoy of anti-government protesters heading to the disputed 900-year-old Hindu temple, in Kantaralak district, 600 km northeast of Bangkok July 17, 2008. Thai police and angry villagers blocked nationalist protesters on Thursday from rallying at an ancient temple at the centre of a diplomatic row with neighbouring Cambodia.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

A villager's face is covered in blood after skirmishes with nationalist protesters whom were marching to a disputed Hindu temple on the Cambodian border July 17, 2008. Thai police and angry villagers blocked nationalist protesters on Thursday from rallying at an ancient temple at the centre of a diplomatic row with neighbouring Cambodia.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Thai army soldiers guard in a Cambodian Buddhist temple where Thai soldiers occupied near Preah Vihear temple, Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Friday, July 18, 2008. A Cambodian general said a border standoff between his soldiers and Thai troops came close to a shoot-out overnight as the confrontation over disputed territory surrounding the ancient temple entered its fourth day Friday.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thai soldiers walk from the Thai border to a Cambodian Buddhist temple where Thai soldiers have occupied a temple near Preah Vihear temple, in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Friday, July 18, 2008. A Cambodian general said a border standoff between his soldiers and Thai troops came close to a shoot-out overnight as the confrontation over disputed territory surrounding an ancient temple entered its fourth day Friday.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thai riot police try to stop Thai nationalist protesters attempting to break through a blockade on a highway to the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple on the Cambodian border July 17, 2008. A ruling by the U.N. agency for culture and education to list the temple as a World Heritage site has angered many nationalist Thais and threatens to cause a diplomatic row with Cambodia. Picture taken July 17, 2008.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Thai nationalist protesters march along a highway leading to the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple along the Cambodian border July 17, 2008. A ruling by the U.N. agency for culture and education to list the temple as a World Heritage site has angered many nationalist Thais and threatens to cause a diplomatic row with Cambodia. Picture taken July 17, 2008.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Thai nationalist protesters march along a highway leading to the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple along the Cambodian border July 17, 2008. A ruling by the U.N. agency for culture and education to list the temple as a World Heritage site has angered many nationalist Thais and threatens to cause a diplomatic row with Cambodia. Picture taken July 17, 2008.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Police and villagers block a convoy of nationalist protesters from reaching a disputed ancient temple on the country's border with Cambodia, 700 km (435 miles) northeast of Bangkok July 17, 2008. A political uproar in Thailand over Cambodia's listing of the Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site has been stoked by anti-government groups seeking to oust Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's shaky ruling coalition.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Thai nationalist protesters march along a highway leading to the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple along the Cambodian border July 17, 2008. A ruling by the U.N. agency for culture and education to list the temple as a World Heritage site has angered many nationalist Thais and threatens to cause a diplomatic row with Cambodia. Picture taken July 17, 2008.REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

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