BANGKOK: Three drug suspects - including an American - shot and stabbed their way out of a Thai court before brazenly fleeing in a pick-up truck, police said Tuesday .
"If they resist ... officials have to carry out decisive measures," said Krissana Pattanacharoen, national police office spokesman. The couple was facing death penalty charges for drug trafficking, although sentences are rarely carried out.Krissana said their relatives had been contacted to try and urge them to surrender and avoid a violent showdown.
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