Thai officials deny bomb suspect beaten in custody


  • World
  • Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Suspects of the August 17 Bangkok blast, Bilal Mohammed (also known as Adem Karadag) and Yusufu Mieraili are escorted as they arrive at the military court in Bangkok, Thailand, November 24, 2015. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai officials on Wednesday denied that one of two ethnic Uighur Muslims from China accused of involvement in a deadly bombing in Thailand last year was beaten in custody.

Twenty people were killed and more than 120 wounded in the bombing on Aug. 17 at a Hindu shrine and tourist attraction in Bangkok. Five of the dead were from mainland China.

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