A double-decker bus operated by Siam Transport Co headed from Betong district in Yala to Bangkok was stopped and then torched in Bannang Sata district on Sunday. (Photo Mohamad Ayub Pathan)YALA: A double-decker bus heading from Betong district to Bangkok was torched by insurgents after they ordered 11 passengers, the driver and an attendant to leave the bus. They found a double-decker bus operated by Siam Transport Co engulfed in flames. Bus attendant Marorwe Ding said the Bangkok-bound bus had left Betong with 11 passengers, a driver and himself on board. Police suspected a group of insurgents led by Ahama Leubasar were behind the torching as they were active in the area.

Source: Bangkok Post December 17, 2017 12:11 UTC