In Thailand, five people have been killed and 200 injured in clashes in the capital, Bangkok, as troops tried to retake areas from anti-government protesters. <br/><br/>Soldiers and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as they advanced after dusk on the red-shirt protesters, who responded by throwing petrol bombs. The army has now called for a truce, saying its troops are retreating. <br/><br/>The protesters, who want the government to call new elections, have been camped out in parts of the city for a month. Earlier, the security forces retook an anti-government TV station.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, hundreds of red-shirts are reported to have forced their way into government offices in the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Udon Thani in protest at the government crackdown in Bangkok. <br/><br/>After night fell in the capital, hundreds of soldiers and riot police advanced on a red-shirt camp near Phan Fah bridge and Rajdumnoen road, close to several government buildings and a UN office. <br/><br/>Local media reported that both sides were firing weapons and detonating explosive devices. Images broadcast on television showed chaotic scenes, with clouds of tear gas enveloping the streets.