PATTANI - Suspected Muslimseparatists shot dead three Muslim men in Thailand's restive
deep south on Tuesday, police said, the latest violence in theregion bordering Malaysia.The victims were sitting outside a car repair shop inPattani province when a group of insurgents drove by in a carand opened fire on them, said Police Colonel Wasupol Baree.
"One of the men was a deputy village chief in charge ofpublic safety in the area," he said. "We believe that was whyhe was targeted."