Thailand court sentences two men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing

Author: Al Jazeera staff, AFP and ReutersPublished on: June 11, 2026Country: Thailand
Crime & Law
Thailand court sentences two men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing

A Thai court sentenced two men to death on Thursday for the 2015 bombing at the Erawan shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people and injured over 120. The defendants, Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed, ethnic Uighur Chinese nationals, were convicted of premeditated murder and attempted murder. They have denied the charges and plan to appeal. The case took over a decade with nearly 400 witnesses and 10,000 pages of testimony.

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