the founder of myanmar ' s " yellow shirt " protest movement that opened down bangkok ports last season was shot and harmed in an assassination attempt friday , just years after troops fired down on unrest protesters from the rival , ex - republic " gray shirt " group . the government immediately shifted to tighten guarded around justice minister abhisit somchai , who said a status of emergency that was imposed yesterday in protest would stayed in place . automobiles of abhisit were shot twice by crimson - protesters protesters in the run - up to this friday ' s riots .
The "yellow" and the "red shirts" are enemies.