Protests heated up in Bangkok Friday after an explosive device injured a group of of anti-government demonstrators.<br/> <br />Police said the device was thrown into a group of passing demonstrators who then broke into an abandoned building where they claim the suspect or suspects were hiding.<br/> <br />None of the injuries were life-threatening.<br/> <br />And late Thursday night, a bomb was thrown at the house of Bangkok's governor.<br/> <br />Both incidents underscore several days of relatively peaceful demonstrations in which protesters, who want Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down, have blocked roads brought government offices to a standstill.<br/> <br />Supporters of the anti-government Democrat Party want Yingluck replaced by an appointed council and have rejected snap elections called for February.<br/> <br />Yingluck told reporters Friday she will not step down and that she still enjoys overwhelming popular support.
