Three people were killed in two separate shootings in Bang Klam and Hat Yai districts of Songkhla province early on Thursday morning, reports said.
In the first incident, a group of men opened fire with AK47 assault rifles at a car on the outbound Hat Yai - Phatthalung road in tambon Tha Chang of Bang Klam district, killing Chaiwat Thongsakul, 38, and his wife Kanyarat Deesakul, 38, of tambon Ban Phru of Songkhla's Hat Yai district.
The man, who was on the driver's seat, was hit three times in the head, once in the neck and three times in the right arm. His wife, in the front passenger seat, was hit three times in the head.
Police were investigating the motive for the killing, which was believed to be related to the trade in drugs.
The other shooting occurred on Lopburi Rames road in tambon Kho Hong of Hat Yai district. A group of men opened fire with an M16 rife at a white Toyota Vios, killing Somnuek Kimseng, 45, the owner of a karaoke bar.
Somnuek was hit four times, in the head and body.
A woman aged about 20, who was also in the car, was not hit but was hurt by the impact of the car ramming into a tree on the road median strip. She was rushed to Hat Yai Hospital.
In the first incident, a group of men opened fire with AK47 assault rifles at a car on the outbound Hat Yai - Phatthalung road in tambon Tha Chang of Bang Klam district, killing Chaiwat Thongsakul, 38, and his wife Kanyarat Deesakul, 38, of tambon Ban Phru of Songkhla's Hat Yai district.
The man, who was on the driver's seat, was hit three times in the head, once in the neck and three times in the right arm. His wife, in the front passenger seat, was hit three times in the head.
Police were investigating the motive for the killing, which was believed to be related to the trade in drugs.
The other shooting occurred on Lopburi Rames road in tambon Kho Hong of Hat Yai district. A group of men opened fire with an M16 rife at a white Toyota Vios, killing Somnuek Kimseng, 45, the owner of a karaoke bar.
Somnuek was hit four times, in the head and body.
A woman aged about 20, who was also in the car, was not hit but was hurt by the impact of the car ramming into a tree on the road median strip. She was rushed to Hat Yai Hospital.
