Thai troops fire at rioting protesters in capital

BANGKOK (AP)— Thai troops fired bullets at anti-government protesters and explosions thundered in the heart of Bangkok Friday as an army push to clear the streets and end a two-month political standoff sparked clashes that have killed five and wounded 81. As night fell, booming explosions and the sound of gunfire rattled around major intersections in the central business district. Local TV reported that several grenades hit a shopping center and elevated-rail station. Plumes of black smoke hung over the neighborhood as tires burned in eerily empty streets while onlookers ducked for cover.