Thai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for 2015 Bangkok shrine bombing.
A Thai court sentenced two ethnic Uyghur men to death for the August 17, 2015 bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people and injured over 120. The defendants, who pleaded not guilty, plan to appeal the verdict delivered after a decade-long trial.
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8 outlets covered it, splitting into 8 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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BBC leads with flaws in the investigation and torture claims; SCMP and Deutsche Welle foreground the Chinese Uygur men identity and official Thai narrative; wires and others focus on the verdict and basic facts.
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“Thai court sentences 2 Chinese Uygur men to death for 2015 Bangkok shrine bombing” · BBC, Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, Reuters, Bloomberg
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GThe Guardian Thai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing 44d ago CNNCNN Thai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing 45d ago CENTER2
RReuters Thai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing 45d ago BLBloomberg Thailand Sentences Two Uyghurs to Death for Deadly 2015 Blast 45d ago INTERNATIONAL4
BBCBBC Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing 45d ago AJAl Jazeera Thailand court sentences two men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing 45d ago DWDeutsche Welle Thailand: 2 men sentenced to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing 44d ago SCSouth China Morning Post Thai court sentences 2 Chinese Uygur men to death for 2015 Bangkok shrine bombing 45d ago 8 tracked claims across 8 outlets
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Thai officials said the attack was carried out by a people-smuggling gang in retaliation for a crackdown on trafficking.
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