BANGKOK: The long-delayed trial of two Uighur men accused of bombing a Bangkok shrine finally kicked off as a military court allowed Beijing to supply translators for the suspects despite their objections.
Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed are accused of planting a bomb in a Hindu shrine in Bangkok’s commercial heart in August 2015 that left 20 dead, mostly ethnic Chinese tourists.
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