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  2002 Bali bombing information - Search.com
The 2002 Bali Bombing occurred on October 12 2002 in the town of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people and injuring a further 209.
A number of Indonesians were sentenced to death for their parts in the bombings and in October 2002 Abu Bakar Bashir, a leader of the Jemaah Islamiah organisation often accused of being behind the attacks, was charged over his alleged role in the bombing.
The Bali bombing is sometimes called "Australia's September 11" because of the large number of its citizens killed in the attack.
www.search.com /reference/2002_Bali_bombing   (1639 words)

  
 Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
He also was reportedly the mastermind of the foiled Operation Bojinka plot, the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Bali nightclub bombings, the failed bombing of American Airlines Flight 63, the murder of Daniel Pearl, and other al-Qaeda attacks.
In December, 1994, Ramzi Yousef, a conspirator, had engaged in a test of a bomb on Philippine Airlines Flight 434 using only about 10 percent of the explosives that were to be used in each of the bombs to be planted on United States airliners.
Mohammed is also a suspect in the Tunisian synagogue bombing.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/k/kh/khalid_shaikh_mohammed.html   (1133 words)

  
 CNN.com Specials
The deadly explosions that ripped through two popular nightclubs in Kuta on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have been labeled the worst single terrorist attack since September 11.
Dozens of victims were burned beyond recognition or simply blown to pieces by the power of the massive blasts.
World leaders have condemned the bombing and called on Indonesia to recognize its essential role in the global fight against terrorism.
edition.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2002/bali   (105 words)

  
 Khalid Shaikh Mohammed -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
He learned in 1991 or 1992 that his nephew, Ramzi Yousef, was planning to launch a bombing attack inside the (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States.
Bin Laden urged KSM to become a full-fledged member of Al Qaeda, but he continued to refuse such a commitment until around early 1999, after the bombings of U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam convinced him that Bin Laden was truly committed to attacking the United States.
He is widely reported to have buzzed a tower with a rented (An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades) helicopter to impress a female (A person qualified to practice dentistry) dentist who was one of his girlfriends.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/kh/khalid_shaikh_mohammed.htm   (1943 words)

  
 BBC ON THIS DAY | 12 | 2002: Dozens killed in Bali nightclub explosion
One of the bombs exploded at a nightclub in Kuta Beach, the island's main tourist resort.
Local police say bomb squad officers are investigating, although the cause of the explosions has not been confirmed.
The regional Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), was named as a key suspect in the 2003 Bali bomb.
news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/12/newsid_2543000/2543731.stm   (460 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Bali bombings suspect goes on trial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) — An Afghanistan-trained militant known for his hatred of America went on trial Monday to face charges of masterminding last year's Bali nightclub bombings.
In a separate courtroom, four other Bali suspects also were scheduled to go on trial Monday, accused of robbing a jewelry shop on the orders of Samudra to finance the bombings.
Samudra has told reporters he targeted the nightclubs in Bali because he was aiming to kill as many Americans as possible.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2003-06-01-bali-bombing-trial_x.htm   (594 words)

  
 Indonesians gather to mark Bali bombings
Survivors and relatives of the 202 people killed in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings gathered at the site of the attacks Wednesday, sharing tears and prayer and vowing to unite against the "terrorism menace" on the attack's third anniversary.
Bali's image as a tropical paradise was shattered when an Islamic militant walked into Paddy's nightclub on a busy Saturday night, setting off a bomb attached to his vest.
Courts on Bali have sentenced 35 militants over the blasts, three of whom were given the death penalty after admitting they launched the attacks to avenge the U.S. governments support of Israel and its attacks on Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-10/12/content_484389.htm   (750 words)

  
 CNN.com - Bali bomb suspect 'admits' militant ties - Nov. 8, 2002
National Police Chief Da'i Bachtiar said on Thursday that Amrozi told interrogators that he was involved in planting a bomb in a minivan used in the Bali bombing.
The group said it had targeted "nightclubs and whorehouses in Indonesia" in a Web site message which also boasted of its aim to hit inside Arab and Islamic countries which are part of a "Jewish-Crusader" alliance.
After his interrogation he led Indonesian police to a house on Bali where residue of the explosives used in the attacks was found.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/11/08/bali.bombings   (974 words)

  
 Islam and New Zealand Muslim community - Bali Nightclub Bombing Kills 187 On Second Anniversary Of USS Cole Bombing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A bomb destroyed a crowded nightclub on the tourist island of Bali Saturday, sparking a devastating inferno that killed at least 187 people and wounded 300, many of them foreigners.
Quayle, whose team was visiting Bali and at the resort at the time of the blast, said he made it safely out of the building but eight of his 19 players were missing.
Saturday's bombings are likely to be a huge blow to Indonesia's lucrative tourism industry and might also undermine government efforts to revive the economy.
www.nzmuslim.net /article195.html   (1078 words)

  
 Indonesia suspects al-Qaeda links to Bali bombings
They are also accused of orchestrating the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, as well as two other attacks in the Indonesian capital in 2003 and 2004.
Officials at Bali's Sanglah hospital, near the island's capital of Denpasar, said 25 dead had been brought in, although the Paris-based Agence France-Presse had reported that a French diplomat in Indonesia said the death toll was 32.
In the last 18 months, Bali hotels and restaurants had said their business was exceeding pre-2002 levels and that they were looking forward to a busy Christmas and New Year.
www.cbc.ca /world/story/2005/10/02/indonesia_bombings20051002.html   (1797 words)

  
 Foreknowledge of the Bali Terror Bombings?
The October 1st Bali bombing occurred a few days after a special meeting of The Council of Australian Governments in Canberra, during which the State premiers agreed to the adoption of far-reaching antiterrorist measures.
The organization was behind the Bali nightclub bombings in 2002, the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta in 2003 and the 2004 Australian embassy bombing.
The October 1st Bali bombing occurred barely a few days after the holding of a special meeting of The Council of Australian Governments in Canberra, during which the State premiers agreed to the adoption of far-reaching antiterrorist measures.
www.globalresearch.ca /index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CHO20051002&articleId=1032   (4182 words)

  
 Articles - Riduan Isamuddin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Hambali was a close friend of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who planned Operation Bojinka, the September 11 Terrorist Attacks and the Bali nightclub bombings.
After the Bali nightclub bombing, in which 202 people were murdered, Hambali received more attention from the United States.
He was wanted for the bombings of several churches in the region, as well as the Bali bombing and a failed plot on several targets in Singapore.
www.afinest.com /articles/Hambali   (1268 words)

  
 CNN.com - Mourners remember Bali victims - Oct. 12, 2003
One year after the Bali bomb, locals try to maintain the balance between good and evil.
Pain, sorrow and the anguish of loss washed down on Bali as survivors and hundreds of relatives of those killed marked the one-year anniversary of the nightclub bombings that left 202 people dead.
Bali Police chief I Made Mangku Pastika said that though Bali was safe, militants were planning more attacks and had built two bombs.
edition.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/10/11/bali.attacks   (686 words)

  
 BALI BOMBINGS: 2002 OCTOBER 12TH INDONESIA | HavenWorks.com/world/indonesia/bali - bomb, bombs - World and Indonesian ...
"The alleged mastermind of last month's Bali bombing on Friday confessed to planning and staging the attack and revealed that one of the two bombs used in the attack was detonated by a suicide bomber."...
"Bali bombing suspect, Amrozi, has given police several names of others linked to the attack, including his brothers, friends and co-workers, police sources said Sunday."...
Americans were the target of Bali bombings, investigator says, citing key suspect.
www.havenworks.com /world/indonesia/bali/20021012-Bali-Bombings.htm   (1589 words)

  
 Three suspects sought in Bali bombings - The Boston Globe
KUTA, Indonesia -- Bali port police hunted yesterday for three men in separate vehicles who reportedly raced from the scene of suicide bombings Saturday night on Bali and may now be trying to leave by sea.
Gilimanuk is only seven miles and a 40-minute ferry ride from the coast of East Java, a province that produced many of the militants who staged the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, suicide attacks that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.
The materials are virtually identical to the ''Tupperware bombs" that fugitive Malaysian bomb-making expert Azahari Husin designed and trained others to build, said Ken Conboy, author of the upcoming book, ''The Second Front," about the militant group Jemaah Islamiyah.
www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2005/10/05/three_suspects_sought_in_bali_bombings   (629 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Indonesian police question militants about Bali bombings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Police pursued a tip Wednesday from a caller claiming that one of the latest Bali suicide bombers studied on an Indonesian island known for having hard-line Islamic schools.
The al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiya was emerging as the key suspect in Saturday's attacks, which came three years after Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people, blamed on the regional Islamic extremist group.
In a sign of the tense atmosphere, bomb disposal squads and hazardous materials experts rushed Wednesday to the U.S., British, Australian, French and Russian embassies in Malaysia after receiving packages threatening retaliation for perceived injustices against the Muslim world, police said.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-10-05-bali-bombings_x.htm   (676 words)

  
 Memorial marks anniversary of Bali nightclub bombings - The Boston Globe
BALI, Indonesia -- Weeping relatives gathered yesterday on the first anniversary of the Bali bombings to remember the 202 victims, celebrate life, and send a defiant message to terrorists responsible for the worst attack since Sept. 11, 2001.
The attack is attributed to Jemaah Islamiyah, a regional terror group linked to Al Qaeda and blamed for the August bombing of the J.W. Marriott hotel in Jakarta that killed 12.
Chusnul Chatimah, an Indonesian woman whose face and arms were badly burned in the bombings, was comforted by seeing so many survivors from different cultures and backgrounds.
www.boston.com /news/world/articles/2003/10/13/memorial_marks_anniversary_of_bali_nightclub_bombings?mode=PF   (512 words)

  
 CNN.com - Bali suspect link to Afghanistan - Nov. 9, 2002
The arrest of Amrozi, who confessed to being involved in the nightclub bombings, has been the biggest breakthrough in the inquiry into the October 12 bombings on the resort island.
Amrozi admitted under interrogation to buying materials used in the bombings and confessed to being part of a group that planted the bomb that destroyed the Sari Club in Bali's Kuta district, Indonesian police say.
National Police Chief Da'i Bachtiar said that Amrozi told interrogators that he was involved in planting a bomb in a minivan used in the Bali bombing.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/11/09/bali.bombings   (1155 words)

  
 Jemaah Islamiyah - Council on Foreign Relations
JI is also suspected in the August 5, 2003, car bombing of the J.W. Marriott hotel in Jakarta that killed twelve, and the September 9, 2004, attack, which apparently targeted the Australian Embassy in Jakarta.
After the Bali attack, the United States—which suspects the group of having ties to Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network—designated Jemaah Islamiyah a foreign terrorist organization.
On March 5, 2005, he was acquitted of charges that he participated in the 2003 attacks in Jakarta but was found guilty of conspiracy for the 2002 Bali bombings and sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, which the U.S. and Australian governments criticized as too lenient.
cfrterrorism.org /groups/jemaah.html   (2427 words)

  
 182 dead in club bombing | Indonesia | Asia | International News | News | Telegraph
A car bomb attack on the Indonesian resort island of Bali killed almost 200 people, many of them young western backpackers and surfers, it was confirmed last night.
Two smaller bombs went off near the American and Philippines consulates at two other towns on the island, but no one was injured.
But rescue workers expected to find more bodies in the rubble of two nightclubs that were flattened.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/10/14/wbali14.xml   (422 words)

  
 BALI ARTIST GALLERY - Bali News
Non-oil/non-gas exports from Bali province to East Europe in 2006 reached a total value of US$ 2.1 million or slightly up compared with US$ 1.9 million in 2005, a provincial trade official said.
A LEGAL attempt to save the lives of three death-row members of the Bali Nine yesterday saw a New York-based expert testify that, under international conventions, the death penalty should not apply to drug cases.
Bali Nine drug mule Scott Rush and ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have launched test case constitutional challenges to their death sentences.
www.baliartistgallery.com /balinews.php   (353 words)

  
 Bali bombings film to hit Aussie screens - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
A controversial new film about the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings could hit Australian cinema screens by March, the film's owner says.
Three Bali bombers currently on death row over the attacks - Amrozi, Mukhlas and Imam Samudra - are among those portrayed in the film, along with Indonesia's most wanted terrorist Noordin Mohammed Top.
He said he wasn't concerned there would be negative reaction in Australia, where the bombings remain a painful and delicate subject.
www.smh.com.au /news/World/Bali-bombings-film-to-hit-Aussie-screens/2007/01/31/1169919385335.html   (480 words)

  
 CNN.com - Mourners remember Bali victims - Oct. 12, 2003
At that moment a year ago, two bombs at popular nightspots on Kuta's busy Legian Street, one at Paddy's Bar and a later bigger explosion from a car bomb outside the Sari Club, would eventually leave 202 people from 22 nations dead.
Most of the mourners in Bali on Sunday were from Australia, but relatives and friends of victims also made the journey from Portugal, South Africa, Brazil, the United States and Britain.
The Bali attacks -- as well as the August 5 suicide bombing at the J. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta that killed 12 people -- have been blamed on Jemaah Islamiyah -- terror network al Qaeda's arm in Southeast Asia.
edition.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/10/12/bali.memorials   (909 words)

  
 AsiaSource: Special Reports Archive
In Bali, Indonesia, in October 2003, leaders from 10 Southeast Asian nations agreed to create a single free trade area of 500 million people in the region by 2020.
The two bombs that exploded in a nightclub district of Bali on October 12, 2002 have drastically hurt the tourism industry throughout Southeast Asia.
Sixty years ago, in the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans on the West Coast were forced to relocate to internment camps further inland.
www.asiasource.org /news/special_reports/archive.cfm   (3941 words)

  
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Bomb 'mastermind' was victim of name confusion - A man widely reported to have slipped into Britain to "mastermind" the London bombings was an innocent Pakistani who happened to have a similar name to a suspected al-Qa'ida leader.
BRITISH police are considering the possibility that the four key suspects in the recent London attacks may have been tricked into setting off their bombs – according to the police, as of now, there is no evidence that those who set off the bombs were suicide bombers.
They seem to think the bomb was left in a bag, but I don't remember anybody being where the bomb was, or any bag," he said.
www.cremationofcare.com /the_nwo_070705londonbombs.htm   (5291 words)

  
 al-Qaeda (a.k.a. al-Qaida, al-Qa'ida) - Council on Foreign Relations
The November 2002 car bomb attack and a failed attempt to shoot down an Israeli jetliner with shoulder-fired missiles, both in Mombasa, Kenya.
The August 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Al-Qaeda is suspected of carrying out or directing sympathetic groups to carry out the May 2003 suicide attacks on Western interests in Casablanca, Morocco; the October 2002 nightclub bombing in Bali, Indonesia; and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
cfrterrorism.org /groups/alqaeda.html   (1263 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Islamic Militant Receives 8-Year Sentence for Aiding Alleged 2005 Bali Attack Mastermind - Australia | ...
BALI, Indonesia — Judges sentenced an Islamic militant to eight years in prison Tuesday for harboring the alleged mastermind of last year's homicide bombings on Indonesia's resort island of Bali — the first verdict in the terrorist attack.
Survivors of Bali Blast Outraged by Release of Militant Islamic Cleric
Three other suspects accused in the 2005 bombings are charged with harboring Noordin or making or transporting the explosives used in the attacks.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,212120,00.html   (731 words)

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