Opposition protestors in Thailand are gathering in the capital Bangkok to try to shut down the city centre.
It is part of their campaign to overthrow the government before snap elections due on 2 February.
The government has deployed 18,000 police and soldiers but the protesters are building barricades and occupying key road junctions.
Election officials have asked the government to delay the election by three months on security grounds.
But a Deputy Prime Minister, Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan, told BBC News this was not possible.
Protesters say Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is a proxy for her exiled brother Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in 2006.
At least seven people were injured when unknown gunmen opened fire on anti-government demonstrators at the main rally site in Bangkok on Saturday.
Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-Ocha has sought to quell rumours of military intervention, insisting that no-one will mount a coup.
Soldiers are restricted to protecting buildings rather than helping the police confront the protesters.
One of the main protest leaders, former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, was defiant as he rallied demonstrators.
“I want to announce on this important night that the masses will not accept any proposals or negotiations,” he told supporters, as quoted by the Associated Press news agency.
“In this fight, defeat is defeat and victory is victory. There is no tie. There’s no win-win. There’s only win on one side.”
Schools are expected to close because of fears for students’ safety.
SOURCE-BBC
