Thai officials Saturday displayed a large cache of weapons seized from a stronghold of anti-government protesters in the heart of Bangkok that the military cleared after a violent two-month standoff and 85 deaths. Thailand's government also said that two foreigners were involved in arson attacks on major buildings, unleashed after a crackdown on “Red Shirts” protests in Bangkok. Police said eight Red Shirt leaders have now been separated in detention, their phones have been seized and and they are now under armed guard, after police were criticized as treating the protest leaders with leniency. The weapons - including rifles, bullets, grenades and the components of bombs - were put on display to defend the government's claim that the troops faced a serious threat and exercised appropriate force when they moved in to clear the main protest area.
