Photos of the Week: Jan. 18-Jan. 24

ESCALATING VIOLENCE: Kwanchai Praipana, the leader of an influential pro-government faction, the Red Shirts, was wheeled into a room after he was shot and wounded in a drive-by shooting outside his house in Udon Thani, Thailand, Wednesday. The Thai government declared a state of emergency in its capital in response to antigovernment protests that have paralyzed the city and stirred up increasingly violent attacks. Nir Elias/Reuters

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