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Thailand's prime minister rules out resigning

Thailand's embattled prime minister dismissed calls for his resignation, saying that stepping down would not resolve the country's deepening political crisis.

Anti-government protesters have demanded that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat resign to take responsibility for violent clashes last Tuesday between protesters and riot police that killed three people and wounded nearly 500 protesters. It was the worst political violence in Thailand in over a decade.