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Indonesia marks Bali bombing anniversary
Indonesia on Sunday marked the sixth anniversary of the Bali bombings that killed 202 people in 2002.
- Agencies
- Published: 09:37 October 12, 2008
Denpasar: Indonesia on Sunday marked the sixth anniversary of the Bali bombings that killed 202 people in 2002.
A ceremony was held at the Australian consulate in Bali, where 88 Australians also died in the bombings six years ago.
"We think of the families and friends of the victims. Our thoughts and sympathies will always be with them," said Australian ambassador Bill Farmer, reading a statement from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
Rudd praised Indonesia for the crackdown it carried out in the wake of the worst terror attack in the region.
"We can be proud that the partnership between Indonesia and Australia is the strongest it has ever been," he said.
The Indonesian government has promised that the key bombers—Amrozi, Imam Samudra and Ali Ghufron—would be executed by the end of the year.
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