FILE: File pictures of the aftermath of the Bali bombings in 2002 which left 202 people dead as judges rule the trial for Indonesian militant Umar Patek - who is accused of making the bombs - should continue

Record ID: 357483

  • Title: FILE: File pictures of the aftermath of the Bali bombings in 2002 which left 202 people dead as judges rule the trial for Indonesian militant Umar Patek - who is accused of making the bombs - should continue
  • Date: 6th March 2012
  • Summary: BALI, INDONESIA (FILE - 2002) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CARS AND BUILDINGS BURNING, IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF BALI NIGHT CLUB BOMBING POLICE AT THE SCENE DAMAGED BUILDING DESTROYED CAR WORKERS CLEARING DEBRIS VARIOUS OF COVERED BODIES LINED UP ON GROUND ON MORNING AFTER THE BOMBINGS RESCUE PERSONNEL CARRYING COVERED BODY ON STRETCHER
  • Embargoed: 21st March 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Indonesia
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Topics: Crime
  • Reuters ID: LVA8V312L75CP4N2T9GBE9I4OQW2
  • Story Text: The Indonesian court on Monday (March 5) decided that the trial for militant Umar Patek, accused of making the bombs for the Bali bombings in 2002 that killed 202 people, should continue.
    Three almost simultaneous blasts ripped through a nightspot packed with tourists on Indonesia's traditionally tranquil tourist island of Bali at about 2300 local time (1500GMT) on October 12, 2002.
    Fatalities included 88 Australians and 38 Indonesians.
    As rescue officials worked on the scene the morning after, hospital staff said many of the dead were charred beyond recognition.
    The Bali bombs were a watershed for Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population, forcing the secular state to confront the presence of violent militants on its soil.
    It has since been largely successful in containing militant attacks across the large archipelago. But the government of President Bambang Susilo Yudhoyono has been criticised for doing little to curb more general religious intolerance that has become increasingly common in the very diverse country.
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