<p><br /> The chief military adviser to Thailand's anti-government protesters has been shot in the head.<br /> </p><p><br /> Khattiya Sawasdipol, better known as "Seh Daeng" (Commander Red) was a major general in the Thai army before being suspended over his support for the Red Shirt movement.<br /> </p><p><br /> When the bullet struck him, Khattiya was inside the barricaded red shirt encampment in Bangkok, talking to reporters. He was answering a question about whether the Thai military would be able to penetrate the area when he was shot. He is in intensive care in a critical condition.<br /> </p><p><br /> A loud blast was heard, followed by bursts of automatic gunfire near the heavily guarded business district. Hours later, troops at a nearby park fired into the air as protesters tried to block their movements.<br /> </p><p><br /> Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is under enormous pressure to end the violent political crisis that has killed 29 people, wounded more than 1,400, paralysed parts of the capital and slowed growth in Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy.<br /> </p><p><br /> On Wednesday, he cancelled a proposed Nov. 14 election under his "national reconciliation" plan and called off talks with the red-shirted protesters after they raised new demands.<br /> </p>
