19:51, 17 April 2009 | GMT +5
Thai "yellow shirt" leader survives assassination attempt
BANGKOK. April 17. KAZINFORM. Sondhi Limthongkul, a leader of yellow-shirts protest movement which seized Bangkok airports last year, was ambushed and injured when gunmen opened fire on his car early Friday morning, Thai media reported; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

According to The Nation's website, Sondhi, a core leader of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), was riding on his way to his newspaper and television office in Banglampoo at about 5:00 a.m. when a group of armed men shot at his vehicle from a pickup. The pickup then sped away.
The bullets hit Sonthi's arm while his driver, Adul Daengpradub, was severely injured. Both were rushed to a hospital nearby. Latest information showed that Adul is in stable condition after urgent surgery.
Police at the attack scene found Sondhi's car riddled with bullets. Police collected about 100 cartridges of AK-16; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See news.xinhuanet.com for full version.