Bangkok, Thailand (ThaiRedNews) -- A leader of anti-government protests in Thailand was in critical condition Thursday after being shot in the chest, according to his guards.
Seh Daeng of the Red Shirt protesters was hospitalized, the guards said. Other sources confirmed the shooting.
Witnesses said the gunshot appeared to come from a rooftop in a corner of Bangkok's Lumpini Park, where protesters have amassed.
While it was unknown whether Thailand's military or government was behind the shooting, the government has previously made it clear it would shoot at what it called armed terrorists.
A renegade Thai general, Seh's real name is Khattiya Sawasdipol and he is known to be one of the Red Shirts' most radical, hard-line leaders, said CNN's Dan Rivers.
Other, more moderate leaders of the organization, who had insisted the protests were peaceful, had sought to distance themselves from him.
Explosions and gunfire were heard near the site of the protests in Bangkok. One of the explosions came just after She's shooting, according to witnesses. It was not immediately clear whether the explosion stemmed from Red Shirt retaliation for the shooting.
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