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Khattiya Sawasdipol (C) is slumped on the ground moments after being shot while being interviewed by Thai and foreign reporters in Bangkok in this May 13, 2010 file photo.
Khattiya Sawasdipol, chief military adviser to anti-government red-shirt protesters died at 09:20 a.m local time on Monday, Thai News Agency reported, citing emergency service.
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shot in the head by unknown gunman on Thursday night.
The attack triggered widespread street fighting between anti-government protesters and the army in central Bangkok. At least 36 people have died in the violence.
The Red Shirts have been protesting since mid-March demanding the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the dissolution of Parliament and new elections.
Renegade Thai major-general Khattiya Sawasdipol is seen moments before being shot while being interviewed by Thai and foreign reporters in Bangkok in this May 13, 2010 file photo. Khattiya, better known as Seh Daeng, a rogue soldier and de facto military chief of Thailand's red shirt protest movement has died, said the director of the hospital where he was being treated after an assassination attempt.