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Update on the shooting of Pheu Thai candidate Pracha

A few stories from the international media on the shooting the Bangkok Post mentioned this morning:

The FT notes the timing: the attack came less than 24 hours after Prime Minister Abhisit dissolved parliament.

Bloomberg says:

A candidate for Thailand’s main opposition party linked to ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra was shot and wounded yesterday after a royal decree took effect to dissolve Parliament and hold an election on July 3.

AFP has more on the politician’s links to Thaksin:

A Thai opposition politician close to fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra was shot in an attack that the government said on Wednesday appeared to be politically-motivated with an election looming.

And:

Puea Thai spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said that Pracha had intended to run for re-election in the upcoming vote.

The politician is a staunch supporter of Thaksin and has visited the telecoms tycoon-turned-premier overseas where he lives in self-imposed exile.

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