泰國爆發衝突，選舉委員會要求推遲選舉

Thailand's election commission has requested the indefinite postponement of an early vote, which was called for by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as a way out of the country's political crisis, which turned violent again Thursday.

In a statement, the commission cited a lack of peace between the government and protesters, who for weeks have demanded that Prime Minister Yingluck step down and hand power to an unelected council.

Earlier Thursday, police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at anti-government protesters who were trying to disrupt election preparations.

The clashes began after protesters ignored police warnings and stormed a sports stadium in Bangkok where officials were registering candidates for the scheduled February 2 vote.

The protesters hurled rocks at police, but later withdrew and the election preparations continued as usual. Officials said at least 32 protesters were hurt during the incident.

Police spokesman Piya Uthayo said three policemen also were injured.泰國選舉委員會要求無限期推遲英拉總理宣佈提前舉行的選舉。英拉試圖通過提前舉行選舉來擺脫目前的政治危機。星期四，泰國政治危機再度引發暴力。

泰國選舉委員會發表聲明說，政府與抗議者之間沒有建立起和平關係。幾星期來，抗議者一直要求英拉辭職，將權力轉交一個未經選舉產生的委員會。

星期四早些時候，警察向試圖干擾選舉準備工作的反政府抗議者發射催淚彈和橡皮子彈。

抗議民衆無視警方的警告，衝入曼谷的一個體育場，從而引發衝突。候選人們在該體育場登記參加定於明年2月2日舉行的選舉。

抗議者向警察投擲石塊，但後來撤退，選舉準備工作恢復正常。有關官員說，至少有32名抗議者在衝突中受傷。

泰國警方發言人說，也有三名警察受傷。