Friday night and Saturday morning at the PAD rally

(Photo: Asiper for 2Bangkok.com)

Many guards at the entrance to Government House

Friday night and Saturday morning at the PAD rally - August 29-30, 2008

(Photo: Asiper for 2Bangkok.com)

Above and below: Remnants of a PAD stage and tents after the police attempted to pull them down

(Photo: Asiper for 2Bangkok.com)

(Photo: Asiper for 2Bangkok.com)

People stand for the National Anthem at 6 pm.

(Photo: Asiper for 2Bangkok.com)

People packed inside Government House compound in the evening

(Photo: 2Bangkok.com)

Saturday morning - Hundreds of police on motorcycles on the streets

(Photo: 2Bangkok.com)

Above and below: Tire barricades at Makkhawan Bridge

(Photo: 2Bangkok.com)

(Photo: 2Bangkok.com)

(Photo: 2Bangkok.com)

Barricade facing Royal Plaza - In the background men in blue hard hats can been seen drilling with homemade shields and clubs. After the drill session, a man in fatigues is interviewed.

(Photo: 2Bangkok.com)

(Photo: 2Bangkok.com)

(Photo: 2Bangkok.com)

Protesters with bullhorns shout insults at soldiers tending the grounds of a military facility.

(Photo: 2Bangkok.com)

PAD guards milling around the Royal Plaza barricades

PAD's "final war" - August-September, 2008

Earlier: High tension in Thailand