A Thai court sentences two ethnic Chinese Uyghur men to death over the August 2015 bombing at Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine. The attack struck a popular tourist area near the city centre and killed 20 people, including foreign visitors. Reports say the explosion occurred on August 17, 2015, and that more than 100 people were injured; one account cites over 120 wounded. The cases are described as part of a long investigation and manhunt that followed the blast. Several outlets note the victims included tourists from countries including China, Malaysia and Singapore, and that the attack was among the deadliest in Bangkok in recent history. Bloomberg and others say the court finds the men guilty of murder in connection with the attack. The ruling comes after a court process that has taken years, with outlets characterizing the decision as a long-awaited conclusion to the case. The reports do not indicate an alternative outcome or ongoing retrial in the coverage provided.
Thailand sentences two Uyghur men to death for 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing
A Thai court sentences two ethnic Chinese Uyghur men to death over the August 2015 bombing at Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine. The attack struck a popular tourist area near the city centre and killed 20 peopl...
- A Thai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for their roles in the 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing in Bangkok.
- The bombing occurs on August 17, 2015, at the Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok, an area popular with foreign tourists.
- The attack kills 20 people, including tourists; multiple reports list nationalities such as China, Malaysia and Singapore.
- Over 100 people are injured in the blast; some reports cite around 120 injured.
- The men are arrested following a manhunt after the attack; one report names the defendants as Bilal Mohammed and Yusufu Mieraili.
In the 2015 bombing incident at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, 20 people were killed while another 120 injured.
2 hours agoTwo Chinese Uyghur men were sentenced to death on Thursday for carrying out the 2015 attack on the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, killing 20 people, a long-awaited ruling in Thailand’s deadliest bombing case.
2 hours agoThe explosion, which killed 20 people including a Singaporean, occurred at the Erawan Shrine in the centre of Bangkok, an area popular with foreign tourists.
2 hours agoThe August 2015 attack at the popular Erawan Shrine in Bangkok's commercial heart killed 20 and wounded over 100 more.
3 hours agoA Thai court on Thursday sentenced two ethnic Chinese Uygur men to death for the 2015 bombing of Bangkok’s Erawan shrine. The worst attack on the city in recent history killed 20, including tourists from China, Malaysia and Singapore. The men, Bilal Mohammed, 41, and Yusufu Mieraili, 36, were arrested in a manhunt that followed the August 17, 2015 bombing which brought carnage to the heart of Bangkok at rush hour. “The defendants committed a single act that violated multiple laws. The court...
3 hours agoA Thai court sentenced two Uyghur men to death after finding them guilty of murder for the 2015 bomb attack on Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine that killed 20 people, including tourists.
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