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| Indonesia's Bali marks deadly bombings 10 years on | |
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| Commemorations are being held on the Indonesian island of Bali to mark the bombings 10 years ago that killed 202 people. | Commemorations are being held on the Indonesian island of Bali to mark the bombings 10 years ago that killed 202 people. |
| People from 21 nations died in the bombings, blamed on the Jemaah Islamiah militant group, on 12 October 2002. | People from 21 nations died in the bombings, blamed on the Jemaah Islamiah militant group, on 12 October 2002. |
| Security is tight after Bali police on Wednesday warned of possible attacks against visiting dignitaries. | Security is tight after Bali police on Wednesday warned of possible attacks against visiting dignitaries. |
| The bombs ripped through Paddy's Irish Bar and the nearby Sari Club in Bali's popular Kuta tourist district. | The bombs ripped through Paddy's Irish Bar and the nearby Sari Club in Bali's popular Kuta tourist district. |
| Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, former PM John Howard and opposition leader Tony Abbott are among those attending the commemorations in Bali. Eighty-eight Australians were among the dead. | |
| 'Contesting emotions' | |
| Speaking at the early morning memorial service in Jimbaran, Bali, Ms Gillard said Australia and Indonesia were "closer than we had ever been before''. | |
| She paid tribute to rescuers who ''ran towards terror'', and to police and leaders in both Australia and Indonesia for how they handled the aftermath of the blasts. | |
| ''This is a day of contesting emotions,'' she added, addressing visibly emotional family members of victims attending the ceremony. | |
| ''In the end terror is not beaten by policing or force of arms alone,'' she said. ''We prevail because our ideals endure.'' | |
| Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, who spoke before Ms Gillard, also paid tribute to the rescuers and honoured both victims and survivors. | |
| The attackers, he said, ''utterly failed'', but instead reinforced ''our collective commitment to strengthen the voice of moderation... to fight extremism and intolerance in all its forms.'' | |
| Mr Natalegawa was representing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the event. | |
| Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald on Thursday, Mr Yudhoyono said that whatever the attackers had intended, "the Bali bomb attack did not produce its desired effects". | |
| "In fact, it resulted in just the opposite. Throughout Indonesia, Muslims, Hindus, Christians and Buddhists overwhelmingly condemned the attack and repudiated those who misused religion to carry out acts of violence." | "In fact, it resulted in just the opposite. Throughout Indonesia, Muslims, Hindus, Christians and Buddhists overwhelmingly condemned the attack and repudiated those who misused religion to carry out acts of violence." |
| He added that Indonesia had "galvanised to defend freedom, democracy and tolerance" as well as become "a key player in the fight against global terrorism". | He added that Indonesia had "galvanised to defend freedom, democracy and tolerance" as well as become "a key player in the fight against global terrorism". |
| More than 2,000 security personnel have been deployed to Bali for the anniversary, reports said. | |
| In Australia, memorial services are being held across the country as well. |