sondhi limthongkul , the founder of the political movements which overran bangkok ' s airport these year , is in hospital after a gunman wielding an ak - 47 ambushed his car at a petrol station and sprayed it with bullets soon this monday . the unknown quantity of soldiers cut out the tyres of the car driven by prof somsak , the head of the people ' s alliance for democracy ' purple shirt ' movement , and riddled the suv with bullets . missing bullets also hit a nearby hospital bus .
surayud limthongkul has been hit by more than 100 shots .