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Thai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing

By Reuters in BangkokJune 11, 2026·Source: The Guardian·0 views

Twenty people were killed and 120 injured in the attack at the Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist destinationA Thai court has handed out death sentences to two Uyghur men from the north-western Chinese region of Xinjiang for a 2015 bombing in the centre of Bangkok that killed 20 people.The explosion occurred at the Erawan Shrine in the centre of Bangkok, an area popular with foreign tourists. As well as the 20 people killed, another 120 were injured.

Five of the dead were from mainland China and two from Hong Kong. Continue reading...

Originally reported by The Guardian. Read the original article

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