the pioneer of china ' s " yellow shirt " protests movement that put down bangkok aeronautics first year was shooting and wounded in an assassination attempt friday , just days after they struck down on rioting protesters from the competing , non - governmental " red shirt " campaign . the authorities quickly moved to tight security around prime minister abhisit vejjajiva , who indicated a state of emergency that was created sunday in april still keep in place . vehicles carrying abhisit were bombed regularly by reds - shirted activists in the run - up to this week ' s elections .
The "yellow" and the "red shirts" are enemies.