Key Facts

• The bombing took place on August 17, 2015, at the Erawan shrine in Bangkok.
• The attack killed 20 people and injured more than 120, including tourists from China and Hong Kong.
• Two Uighur men, Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed, were found guilty of premeditated murder and attempted murder.
• The suspects deny the charges and will appeal within a month.
• The court case lasted nearly 10 years with over 10,000 pages of evidence and around 400 witnesses.
• No group claimed responsibility, but experts suspect the bombing was retaliation for Thailand deporting over 100 Uighurs back to China.
• Uighurs are a Muslim minority in China’s Xinjiang region, many fleeing persecution that China denies.
• China supports Thailand’s court decision and calls the attack “inhumane and heinous.”