Thai court sentences 2 Chinese Uygur men to death for 2015 Bangkok shrine bombing

AJ Aidan JonesSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-11 · 06:14 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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A Thai court has sentenced two ethnic Chinese Uygur men, Bilal Mohammed and Yusufu Mieraili, to death for their involvement in the 2015 bombing of Bangkok's Erawan shrine. The attack, which occurred on August 17, 2015, was the deadliest in recent Bangkok history, killing 20 people, including tourists from China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Mohammed was arrested after bomb-making materials were found at an address he used, while Mieraili was apprehended in Cambodia two weeks later. The bombing caused significant carnage in the heart of Bangkok during rush hour.

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Thai police found bomb-making materials at an address used by Mohammed.

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Bilal Mohammed and Yusufu Mieraili were arrested following the bombing.

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The victims included tourists from China, Malaysia, and Singapore.

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The 2015 bombing was the deadliest attack on Bangkok in recent history, killing 20 people.

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A Thai court sentenced two ethnic Chinese Uygur men to death for the 2015 Bangkok shrine bombing.

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A Thai court on Thursday sentenced two ethnic Chinese Uygur men to death for the 2015 bombing of Bangkok’s Erawan shrine, the deadliest attack on the city in recent history that 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.Thai police said they found bomb-making materials at a Bangkok address used by Mohammed days after the bombing – while Mieraili was arrested a fortnight later in Cambodia.

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