Mourners mark 20th anniversary of Indonesia's Bali bombings


A victim’s relative carries a wreath during the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombing that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists, including 88 Australians and seven Americans, at the Australian Consulate in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday (October 12, 2022). - Reuters

DENPASAR, Indonesia, Oct 12, 2022 (AFP): Hundreds of mourners and survivors commemorated on Wednesday the 20th anniversary of the bombings that killed more than 200 people on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

Grieving families, attack survivors and representatives from several embassies will attend a memorial in Bali's popular tourist hub of Kuta, where Al-Qaeda-linked militants detonated bombs at a bar and nightclub on October 12, 2002.

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