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BANGKOK, May 20 (Reuters) - Thai troops fired into the air on Thursday as they approached a temple where several hundred "red shirt" protesters had sought shelter after security forces dispersed them a day before and their leaders surrendered.

A Reuters photograher said the protesters, including many women and children, ran in fright at the sound of the gunshots. Some soldiers were posted on an elevated railway near the temple, pointing guns down, he said.