Relatives of Crackdown Victims Mark Anniversary With Quiet Ceremony

BANGKOK — Several dozen people attended a Buddhist ceremony at Wat Pathumwanaram in Bangkok this morning to honor the six civilians who died there during a military crackdown on Redshirt protesters five years ago.

The group was led by Payao Akhard, whose daughter was working as a volunteer nurse inside the temple when she was shot and killed by soldiers on 19 May 2015.

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