In Thailand, leaders of the armed opposition movement known as the Red Shirts have apparently abandoned their rebellion following a major Thai military offensive in Bangkok. Six Red Shirt leaders surrendered after Thai troops stormed their barricaded camp. At least two protesters and an Italian news photographer were killed in the crackdown, bringing the death toll over the past week to at least forty-two. The raid set off violent incidents around Bangkok, with Red Shirt supporters setting fire to several buildings and storming the offices of a state-owned television station.