Armed robbers stole five pickup trucks and took four hostages from a second-hand car dealership in Songkhla’s Na Thawi district in broad daylight on Wednesday.

One of the pickups was quickly converted into a car bomb, which later exploded harmlessly near Yabee bridge in tambon Yabee of Nong Chik district of neighbouring Pattani.

Full story: Bangkok Post

BANGKOK POST ONLINE REPORTERS