Bangkok anti-government protests continue – in pictures

A family of pro-government 'red shirts' hold up their baby at a rally in Bangkok on Saturday. Anti-government factions repeated promises to strike at the heart of Bangkok on Sunday and bring down the government while thousands of 'red shirts', who support the government, came to Bangkok from their base in rural Thailand to defend the government. The prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, appealed for calm, but her opponents rejected all requests for negotiations, saying the only acceptable outcome was the eradication of the government Photograph: Jack Kurtz/Zuma Press/Corbis

Anti-government protesters attack a public bus containing 'red shirt' government supporters on Saturday Photograph: Vinai Dithajohn/Demotix/Corbis

On Sunday, Thai soldiers prepared to meet anti-government protesters planning to occupy Government House – home to the prime minister's offices Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA

An anti-government protester is overcome after riot police fired teargas Photograph: Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images

Thai soldiers stand guard outside the Thai Koo Fah building of Government House Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA

An anti-government protester throws a rock at Thai riot police as they attack Government House, where the prime minister's offices are housed Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

An anti-government protester launches a molotov cocktail at Thai riot police as they attack Government House Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

A protester runs away from a cloud of teargas Photograph: Gavin Gough/NurPhoto/Rex Features

An injured anti-government protester is rushed to first aid as protesters battle to reach Government House on Monday Photograph: Barbara Walton/EPA

Anti-government protesters stand behind barbed wire as they face off with police officers Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA

Protesters flee as riot police use a coloured water cannon Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

An anti-government protester in military fatigues uses a catapult to throw rocks at Thai riot police as they attack the Government House. The Thai prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, said on Monday she would 'open every door' to find a peaceful solution to the political crisis gripping Bangkok, as police used rubber bullets against protesters seeking to topple her government Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters