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At least 93 people were injured in clashes between “red-shirts” protesters and security forces in Bangkok Saturday in a sharp escalation of tension as the security forces is serving the emergency rule, according to the information given by the national Erawan Emergency Center at about 4:40 p.m. local time.

In a temporary truce, the army withdrew from Makkawan Rangsan Bridge to the area in front of the Kurusapa Hall of the Education Ministry as more “red-shirts” are arriving there to reinforce their colleagues.

At least 93 people were injured in the first bout of clashes in the afternoon, according to the center. All these injured have been admitted to hospitals in Bangkok, it said.

The Army’s spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Nation TV at about 4:00 p.m. the security forces will try to retake the Phan Fah Bridge, one of the major “red-shirts” rally sites.

Earlier the core leaders of “red-shirts” called on their supporters to park all their cars and motorcycles at every intersection around Phan Fah Bridge, one of the “red-shirts” main rally site, to prevent the security forces from entering for a possible dispersion.

All the stations of BTS, or the skytrain transportation system, across Bangkok, have suspended service, the nation TV reported at 3:00 p.m. There are some foreigners stuck inside the stations and “having no idea where to go”, local media reported.