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UPDATE: Three Bali bombers have been executed by firing squad on their prison island in Indonesia, according to television station TV One.
Islamic militants Mukhlas, his younger brother Amrozi, and Imam Samudra were put to death for their lead roles in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings.
The attacks killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.
Hundreds more were injured when bombs tore through the crowded Sari Club and nearby Paddy’s Bar on October 12, 2002.
Photos of the bombers. Security Matters artwork.
The bombers were put to death on Nusakambangan Island in Central Java. The island is home to the prison where they spent their last years.
More from the BBC…
Members of radical groups have gathered to show their respect in the men’s villages, where their bodies will taken by helicopter to be buried.
The BBC’s Lucy Williamson, in Cilacap, near the prison, says the execution took place in the darkness surrounded by forest and a handful of witnesses.
Later, a spokesman for the attorney-general’s office confirmed that the three men had been shot.
“The autopsy results show that all three are dead,” Jasman Panjaitan told a news conference.
For the BBC story, click here…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7717819.stm
For the National Terrorism Alert Centre version, click here…
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2008/11/06/ bali-executionswithin-hours/
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This post was written by mcarl on November 8, 2008
