Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters threatened to force soldiers from the historic heart of Thailand’s capital, raising tensions in what so far has been a non-violent bid to bring down the government.

Thousands of demonstrators remained encamped in the historic heart of the Thai capital today, vowing to stir up a “class war” until the government is ousted.

DWINDLING hordes of protesters fanned across Bangkok yesterday, hurling blood at the prime minister’s residence and crowding outside Western embassies in a long-odds bid to force snap elections.