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Thai police arrest 3 French in killing of another on Samui

Associated Press
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    In this image made from video, French national Georges Michel, left, is shown apiece of paper by police at the scene of a shooting in Koh Samui, Thailand, Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. Police say they have arrested three French nationals in connection with the killing of one of their countrymen on the southern resort island of Samui, on Wednesday Dec. 7. (AP Photo) (The Associated Press)

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    In this image made from video, French national Georges Michel, center, re-enacts the shooting of a compatriot to police at the scene of a shooting in Koh Samui, Thailand, Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. Police say they have arrested three French nationals in connection with the killing of one of their countrymen on the southern resort island of Samui, on Wednesday Dec. 7. (AP Photo) (The Associated Press)

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    In this image made from video, French national Georges Michel, center, is led by police to the scene of a shooting in Koh Samui, Thailand, Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. Police say they have arrested three French nationals in connection with the killing of one of their countrymen on the southern resort island of Samui, on Wednesday Dec. 7. (AP Photo) (The Associated Press)

KOH SAMUI, Thailand – Police in Thailand have arrested three Frenchmen in connection with the killing of one of their countrymen on the southern resort island of Samui.

Samui police chief Col. Paitoon Krajajang said Friday the three had confessed to their parts in the Wednesday night shooting at a restaurant of 44-year-old Laurent Lacques Jean Delacherie. Police believe a business dispute was the cause.

Surat Thani provincial police chief Maj. Gen Apichart Boonsriroj said the man suspected of shooting, identified by his passport as Georges Michel, was captured Thursday after fleeing to the mainland.

The other two suspects — Cyrille Jean Paul Larignon, owner of the restaurant where the killing took place, and Yves Claude Daniel Climent — are accused of helping to dispose of the body.