Canadian journalist working for French TV gravely wounded in Bangkok

Nelson Rand. a Canadian journalist, was shot in Bangkok on Friday amid the anti-government protests that have crippled the Thai capital over the past few weeks. Rand, a veteran reporter who was covering the clash between troops and protesters for the France 24 news channel, was “gravely wounded” after being hit by three bullets from a military assault rifle, his network reported. Two other journalists were also reported hurt in the violence in Bangkok on Friday, including a photographer from a Thai newspaper.