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| Royals unveil Bali bombs memorial | Royals unveil Bali bombs memorial |
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| The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have unveiled a permanent memorial in central London to the 202 victims of the Bali bombings. | The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have unveiled a permanent memorial in central London to the 202 victims of the Bali bombings. |
| The ceremony, attended by relatives and friends of the 28 Britons killed and survivors, took place on the fourth anniversary of the attacks. | The ceremony, attended by relatives and friends of the 28 Britons killed and survivors, took place on the fourth anniversary of the attacks. |
| The sculpture at Clive Steps opposite St James's Park comprises a marble globe with 202 carved doves. | The sculpture at Clive Steps opposite St James's Park comprises a marble globe with 202 carved doves. |
| The names of the victims were read out and a minute's silence was observed. | The names of the victims were read out and a minute's silence was observed. |
| The names are also carved into a stone wall behind the globe. | |
| UK Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, the minister responsible for co-ordinating support for relatives of the victims of terrorism abroad, read out the names of the British victims. | UK Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, the minister responsible for co-ordinating support for relatives of the victims of terrorism abroad, read out the names of the British victims. |
| It was an attack on a faraway place that brought grief and horror back home Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell Bali marks 2002 bombings | |
| The government was also represented by the Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett. | |
| The names of the others who were killed were read out by diplomatic representatives from each of the 21 other nations whose citizens died. | The names of the others who were killed were read out by diplomatic representatives from each of the 21 other nations whose citizens died. |
| Eighty-eight Australians were among those killed and victims also came from Indonesia, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Greece, the US and Japan. | Eighty-eight Australians were among those killed and victims also came from Indonesia, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Greece, the US and Japan. |
| Ms Jowell told those gathered: "It was an attack on a faraway place that brought grief and horror back home. | |
| "Grief and horror to all of you that are here today and also to so many others all around the world." | |
| Archbishop's message | Archbishop's message |
| The royal couple led the laying of wreaths at the base of the monument's wall, and a message sent by the Archbishop of Canterbury to the families of the British victims was read out. | |
| Dr Rowan Williams paid tribute to the efforts of the UK Bali Bombing Victims' Group in securing the memorial. | Dr Rowan Williams paid tribute to the efforts of the UK Bali Bombing Victims' Group in securing the memorial. |
| He said the families had showed a "positive response to trauma and evil". | He said the families had showed a "positive response to trauma and evil". |
| The memorial, which was designed by Norfolk sculptor Garry Breeze and took nine months to complete, is located close to the Foreign Office building. | |
| Susanna Miller, 39, who lost her brother, Dan, in the bombings said it was hoped the memorial would serve as a reminder to the public and the government of the potential dangers of foreign travel. | |
| Mourners on the Indonesian island have also been marking the anniversary. | Mourners on the Indonesian island have also been marking the anniversary. |
| Death sentences | |
| The triple bombings have been blamed on the South East Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah - as was another attack in the same part of Bali last year, which killed 20 people. | The triple bombings have been blamed on the South East Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah - as was another attack in the same part of Bali last year, which killed 20 people. |
| Indonesia has arrested more than 300 terrorist suspects since the attacks in 2002, and has tried more than two thirds of them. | |
| Three men sentenced to death for their part in the bombings - Amrozi, Mukhlas and Imam Samudra - are in the process of a final appeal against their sentences. | |
| Another suspected ringleader, Azahari Husin, has been killed. |