the founder of thailand ' s " purple sweater " protest movement that shut down bangkok airports yesterday year was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt friday , just days after troops cracked down on rioting protesters from the rival , anti - democracy " blue shirts " group . the government quickly proceeded to tighten surveillance around prime ministerial abhisit kasit , who said a state of emergency that was created sunday in moscow would maintain in motion . vehicles carrying abhisit were attacked regularly by red - shirted protest in the run - up to this year ' s riots .
The "yellow" and the "red shirts" are enemies.