Special report: 'Red Shirts' mass rally

The death toll climbed to 21 resulted from the deadliest clashes between Thai security forces and red-shirt demonstrators, the Erawan emergency center said on Sunday.

"Red-shirts" protesters mourn for the victims in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, April 11, 2010. The death toll of the Saturday clashes between the anti-government "red-shirts" and security personnel in Bangkok has risen to 21. [Huang Xiaoyong/Xinhua]

Monchai Saejong, 54, is the latest fatality from the bloody conflict in Bangkok on Saturday night. Being an emphysema patient, he is said to have died of respiratory difficulties aggravated by inhaling tear gas.

The number of injured people stood at 858, 224 of them were still being treated at Phramongkutklao hospital.

The center said medicines, blood and other medical supplies were currently adequate for the wounded protesters and soldiers. 

A member of "red-shirt" protesters mourns for the victims died on April 10 in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, April 11, 2010. The death toll of the Saturday clashes between the anti-government "red-shirts" and security personnel in Bangkok has risen to 21. [Huang Xiaoyong/Xinhua]