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First Soldiers Killed In Clashes Last Thailand

Bangkok (AFP) - A Thai air force soldiers were killed in three days of street clashes with anti-government protesters in the capital city of Bangkok, an emergency ministry official said Monday.

This is the first military member killed in latest clashes in the capital of the country, which has been spreading since a few months ago.

Number of people killed during three days of street fighting in Bangkok increased to 35, including the first military fatalities, according to emergency services, Monday.

"There were two more deaths overnight, including a soldier and a protester," said a member of the official emergency media center in Bangkok, where the army and Red Shirt protesters caught up in anti-government confrontations exclaimed.

The official said the number of people injured increased to 244 persons. Among those who were injured, six foreigners, he said.

A member of the Air Force 31-year-old was shot while on patrol Sunday night in the restive district of Silom, a campsite on the outskirts of the heavily guarded Red Shirt, the official said.

He added that military members have died in the hospital.