Thousands of torches lit to mark anniversary of Bali bombing
13/10/2008 17:10
At least 10,000 bamboo torches were lit up at the Bali bombing monument in
Kuta on the resort island yesterday evening to mark the sixth anniversary of the
bombing that killed more than 200 people.
The touch parade was joined not
only by dozens of family members of bomb victims, but also by tourists and
locals, Antara news agency reported today.
The torch parade was followed by
prayers at the site of the bombing at 11.15 p.m. -- the exact time the bombing
occurred in which 202 people were killed, most of foreign
visitors.
Meanwhile, officials, friends and relatives of victims of the Bali
bombing Oct. 12, 2002, attended a small anniversary ceremony at the Australian
Consulate in Bali yesterday.
"I'm reminded of my husband's face and the
sadness remains," said Made Ritiasih, whose husband Made Wija died in the
attack.
Lars Bergandar, 45, a Swede who lost his daughter Yohana, said he was
still haunted by her passing.
Lars, however, applauded the police for their
success in investigating the case.
"But I still don't understand why they
keep stalling the execution of the perpetrators," he said.
The 2002 Bali
bombings took the lives of 202 people, most of whom were foreign tourists, in
the popular tourist area of Kuta of Bali, Indonesia.
Indonesian terrorists
with links to al-Qaida were found guilty for carrying out the acts.
Three
militants on death row -- Imam Samudra, Amrozi, and Ali Gufron -- are among some
30 people sentenced for the attacks.
Xinhua
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