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The 2002 Bali bombings were a series of terrorist attacks that occurred on 12 October 2002, in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali.The attacks killed 202 people (including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, 23 Britons, and people of more than 20 other nationalities) and a further 209 people were injured.
Bombs were detonated at two sites in Jimbaran Beach resort and in Kuta 30 km (19 mi) away, both in south Bali. The attacks claimed the lives of 20 people and injured more than 100 others. In Indonesia, the attacks was known as the Second Bali Bombing (Indonesian: Bom Bali II) to distinguish it from the 2002 attacks.
Bali bombings can refer to either of two separate incidents on the Indonesian island of Bali: The 2002 Bali bombings, 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta;
Marpaung, now 48, was in a car with her colleagues on the Indonesian resort island of Bali in 2002 when the blast shook their vehicle from behind. 20 years later, Bali bombing survivors still ...
12 October 2002: 2002 Bali bombings – Coordinated bomb attacks occurred on in the tourist district of Kuta, Bali. The attack was the deadliest act of terrorism in the history of Indonesia, killing 202 people, including 88 Australian citizens and 38 Indonesian citizens. [10] A further 240 people were injured.
A site near the Foreign Office was requested by the United Kingdom Bali Bombings Victims' Group, as a reminder to the British government of its failure to give adequate warning of the terrorist threat in Indonesia prior to the bombings. The government gave £100,000 towards the cost of the memorial. [1]
The sleeping subway passenger who was burned to death on a Brooklyn F train had aspirations to be a flight attendant and was known for her “million dollar smile,” according to her high school ...
The Bali bombing memorial Returning to the site of the explosion, Catrelle snaps at Hajj, asking him what Muslims want by causing grief such as this. Pak Haji tells her that he is hurt by her generalization, and explains that Islam is a peaceful faith, and the perpetrators of the bombing do not have a proper understanding of Islam or the Qur'an .