Three Buddhists have been shot dead by suspected Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand, police said.
Serm Mukmikul, 60, was killed in an ambush on Su
In Yala, Chom Yotsakul, 45, and Udom Rachakaew, 48, a brother andsister, were shot dead in a mountainous area, also while heading to a rubberplantation, police said.
Drive-by shootings and bombings occur almost daily in Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani,
Violent insurgency
On Saturday, Thai police said a Buddhist and a teenage Muslim rebel were shot dead in recent violence.
Thai security forces shot dead a 15-year-old boy early Saturday in Yala province after he opened fire on a security outpost, police said.
In neighbouring Pattani province, a 53-year-old Buddhist was gunned down by suspected Islamic fighters while he was riding a motorcycle late Friday.
More than 2,000 people have died in violence related to an Islamic separatist insurgency that began in the majority Muslim provinces in January 2004.