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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has faced more than a month of rallies by demonstrators, sometimes numbering in their tens of thousands, who want to suspend the country's democracy in favour of an unelected "People's Council."

9 Dec 2013 - 2:43 PM UPDATED 9 Dec 2013 - 3:18 PM

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A Thai man looks at burnt out police trucks near the site of fierce clashes between police and protesters in Bangkok, Thailand. (Getty)

The relative calm after recent violent clashes paused for the Thai King's birthday continued, despite overnight reports that several people were injured in an attack on anti-government protesters occupying the Thai Ministry of Finance. (Getty)

Protesters take cover as police fire water canons from a police line during a violent anti-government protest near Government House. (Getty)

Riot police fire tear gas. (Getty)

Demonstrators of all ages gathered in Bangkok seeking to raise pressure on the Thai government over its controversial political amnesty bill. (Getty)

Thai riot police stand guard near the Parliament. (Getty)

Protesters write anti-government graffiti on a road in the grounds of the Ministry of Finance, which protesters occupied. In marking the Thai king's 86th birthday, protesters declared a temporary truce in their campaign to topple the government. (Getty)

An anti-government protester wearing a gas mask cuts through razor wire during an effort to remove a barricade in front of the central police headquarters. (Getty)

A Thai anti-government protester throws a tear gas canister back to the police during an ongoing rally outside Government House in Bangkok. (Getty)

Thai protesters hold portraits of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej as they rally during a demonstration at a Government Complex in Bangkok. (Getty)

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