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Bangkok shrine bombing

A bomb exploded on August 17, 2015, outside Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 21 people - including two Hongkongers - and injuring more than 120 others. The shrine is located near some of Bangkok’s most popular upscale shopping malls and was packed with worshippers and tourists at the time. Thailand’s defence minister said the bombing was aimed at foreigners to try to damage the country’s tourist industry.

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9 September, 2024

Erawan Shrine’s bombing main suspects, identified by Thai police as Adem Karadag (front), and Yusufu Mieraili (back). Photo: EPA

Translator trouble deepens delay in Bangkok bomb trial

15 Sep 2016 - 4:06PM

Bangkok bomb trial looms without masterminds in dock

21 Aug 2016 - 10:15PM

Translator for Bangkok bombing suspects held on drug charges

3 Jun 2016 - 10:23PM

‘I’m not an animal’: shackled Thailand bomb suspect calls out famous ‘Elephant Man’ line as he is lead to court in front of waiting cameras

17 May 2016 - 2:50PM

Still image taken from video shows Adem Karadag, also known as Bilal Mohammed, a suspect in last year's Bangkok blast, shouting as he is escorted to court in Bangkok, Thailand, May 17, 2016. REUTERS TV via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS.

‘We don’t know where they are’: Thai police say they are unable to find 15 suspects in connection with Bangkok shrine blast

20 Apr 2016 - 5:26PM

Thai court drops case against Hong Kong photojournalist over bulletproof vest

8 Mar 2016 - 6:02PM

Bangkok shrine bombers tried to blow up pier packed with Chinese tourists, Thai police say

26 Feb 2016 - 1:18PM

Chinese tourists dine onboard a boat at a pier at Chao Phraya River in Bangkok February 16, 2016. The perpetrators of last year's deadly explosion at a Bangkok shrine originally chose a pier packed with Chinese tourists as their primary target and had amassed enough chemicals to make 10 equally powerful bombs, the chief of Thailand's police bomb squad told Reuters. Picture taken February 16, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Chinese Uygur suspects deny Bangkok bomb charges in court

16 Feb 2016 - 5:05PM

Chinese Uygur claims he was tortured into confessing role in Bangkok bomb

15 Feb 2016 - 2:58PM

Thai police say arrests made abroad in connection with Bangkok bomb

3 Dec 2015 - 4:21PM

Police officers secure the front entrance of the US embassy as supporters of Thai nationalist monk Buddha Issara (not seen) hold a protest in Bangkok on November 27, 2015. An arch-royalist Thai monk led a protest against the United States envoy to Thailand after he criticised the jailing of civilians under the kingdom's tough royal defamation law. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI

Thai authorities have let down victims of Bangkok bombing by declaring case is closed

28 Nov 2015 - 12:02AM

epa04912019 People pray at the Erawan Shrine after Brahmin priests performed a religious ceremony to worship the Lord Brahma statue after it was renovated following the deadly bombing of 17 August, in Bangkok, Thailand, 04 September 2015. The casualty figures from the deadly attack outside the Erawan Shrine on 17 August stood at 20 dead and 123 injured according to the Erawan Medical Centre. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Thailand indicts 2 Uygur men for deadly Bangkok shrine bombing that killed 20 people

24 Nov 2015 - 1:52PM

'I'm not confessing': Hong Kong photographer to face Thai trial for 'carrying' flak jacket after Bangkok bombing

12 Oct 2015 - 8:05PM

Thaksin’s son gives Thai police US$200,000 reward for Bangkok blast probe

4 Oct 2015 - 6:56PM

Thai national police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang holds up a reward before a news conference about the Bangkok blast. Photo: Reuters

Thai police say detained man is Bangkok 'bomber' seen on CCTV putting rucksack at shrine before blast

26 Sep 2015 - 11:38AM

In this photo taken on September 5, a suspect identified by the ruling junta as Adem Karadag is escorted by Thai commando units upon his arrival at a court in Bangkok. Photo: AFP

Malaysia detains eight suspects, including four Uygurs, over Bangkok bombing

Eight people, including four believed to be ethnic Uygurs, have been detained in Malaysia for questioning in connection with last month’s bombing of a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people.

23 Sep 2015 - 10:21PM

Thai police chief unable to confirm reports of Bangkok bomber’s arrest in Malaysia

22 Sep 2015 - 10:13PM

Hong Kong downgrades travel warning for Thailand as terror threat diminishes in wake of Bangkok bombing

The Hong Kong government on Tuesday downgraded the red travel warning to Thailand to an amber alert, as the threat of terrorism dissipated six weeks after the deadly Bangkok shrine bombing.

22 Sep 2015 - 9:10PM

Hong Kong actor Simon Yam smiles during his visit to the Erawan shrine in central Bangkok, Thailand. Yam's visit is part of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's (TAT) campaign to restore tourist confidence. Photo: Reuters

Thai police issue arrest warrant for Pakistani over Bangkok blast

18 Sep 2015 - 1:50PM

Hong Kong photographer free to leave Thailand as police weigh up case against him for ‘carrying bulletproof vest’

Hong Kong photojournalist Anthony Kwan Hok-chun must wait at least two more weeks to find out if Thai police will pursue charges against him after he was stopped at a Bangkok airport carrying body armour.

17 Sep 2015 - 6:23PM

Thai police chief links China's Uygur minority to Bangkok bomb for the first time

16 Sep 2015 - 11:23AM

Police officers inspect the scene of an explosion at the Erawan Shrine, Thailand on August 17. Photo: AFP

Thai police chief links China's Uygur minority to Bangkok bomb for the first time

Thailand’s police chief on Tuesday linked the Bangkok bomb to China’s Uygur minority, the first time he has referenced the ethnic group after weeks of skirting around their possible involvement in the attack.

15 Sep 2015 - 7:29PM

Police believe Abudusataer Abudureheman, also known as Ishan from China's Xinjiang province, organised the bombing, which killed 20 people. Photo: AFP

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Is Beijing bullying Thai police? Bangkok blast investigation has veered sharply away from Uygur link

The police investigation into the Bangkok shrine blast increasingly points towards a game-changing attack on Chinese tourists by Uygur militants or sympathisers, analysts say - but Thailand and Beijing are loath to admit it.

15 Sep 2015 - 10:02AM

China and Thailand maintain mystery over Uighur link to Bangkok blast

14 Sep 2015 - 4:20PM

Malaysia arrests three suspects in connection with Bangkok shrine bombing

15 Sep 2015 - 2:28AM

Malaysia's Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said two Malaysians and a Pakistani national were arrested. Photo: EPA

Bangkok blast: Is this the 'Uygur' man who masterminded Erawan shrine bombing?

13 Sep 2015 - 1:47AM

Police have released a picture of the latest suspect behind the Bangkok blast, identified as Abudusataer Abudureheman or “Ishan”. Photo: AFP

Bangkok bombing suspect ‘flew to Beijing via Bangladesh’ two weeks after deadly shrine attack

A suspect wanted over the bombing of a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people left Thailand the day before the attack and later flew to China, according to the police in Bangladesh.

22 Jun 2018 - 10:16AM

One of the Bangkok bomb suspects bribed his way into Thailand: police

10 Sep 2015 - 3:31PM

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