Thai police chief links Uighurs to Bangkok bomb

Bangkok

THAILAND's police chief on Tuesday linked the recent Bangkok bomb blast to China's Uighurs for the first time, as the lawyer for one of two detained foreign suspects confirmed that his client is from the Muslim minority.

For weeks, Thai police have skirted around mentioning the word Uighur or suggesting their possible involvement in the attack, despite arrests and warrants that increasingly pointed in that direction.