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| Indonesia 'executes' Bali bombers | Indonesia 'executes' Bali bombers |
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| Three Islamic militants condemned to death for the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people have been executed by firing squad, their lawyers say. | Three Islamic militants condemned to death for the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people have been executed by firing squad, their lawyers say. |
| Imam Samudra, 38, Amrozi Nurhasyim, 47, and Ali Ghufron (Mukhlas), 48, died from shots to the heart on the island prison of Nusakambangan, local TV said. | Imam Samudra, 38, Amrozi Nurhasyim, 47, and Ali Ghufron (Mukhlas), 48, died from shots to the heart on the island prison of Nusakambangan, local TV said. |
| They were found guilty of planning twin attacks on nightclubs at the resort of Kuta, popular with Western tourists. | They were found guilty of planning twin attacks on nightclubs at the resort of Kuta, popular with Western tourists. |
| There has been official confirmation of the executions. | There has been official confirmation of the executions. |
| The BBC's Lucy Williamson, reporting from close to the prison, says the three men were taken from their cells and driven to the execution site at midnight local time. | |
| The execution took place in the darkness surrounded by forest and a handful of witnesses. | The execution took place in the darkness surrounded by forest and a handful of witnesses. |
| The deaths will not evoke much sympathy in Indonesia and many people believe the executions should have been carried out much sooner, our correspondent says. | |
| High alert | High alert |
| Officials had said the three would be shot in early November but no date had been announced in advance. | Officials had said the three would be shot in early November but no date had been announced in advance. |
| BALI BOMBINGS Paddy's Bar and Sari Club in the resort of Kuta targeted202 killed from 21 countries, including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians and 26 BritonsSevere damage within a 100m (150-yard) radius of the bombsMilitant group Jemaah Islamiah blamed for the bombings The Bali bombing plottersThe Bali bombing plot | |
| Security forces have been on high alert across the country amid fears of reprisal attacks. | Security forces have been on high alert across the country amid fears of reprisal attacks. |
| Members of radical groups have been gathering for days at the bombers' home villages to pay their respects. | Members of radical groups have been gathering for days at the bombers' home villages to pay their respects. |
| A brother of two of the bombers is at the prison to help prepare the bodies before they are flown back to their home villages. | |
| The dead men had apparently requested no autopsy and they had asked not to be buried in state shrouds, but in material brought specially from their family homes. | |
| The bombings were blamed on the militant group Jemaah Islamiah, widely regarded as a regional affiliate of the al-Qaeda network. | The bombings were blamed on the militant group Jemaah Islamiah, widely regarded as a regional affiliate of the al-Qaeda network. |
| Since they were sentenced the bombers made several appeals for leniency. | |
| However, they also said they were keen to be "martyrs" for their dream of creating a South East Asian caliphate. | |
| A last-minute appeal by relatives of the bombers was rejected by a Supreme Court judge earlier this week. | A last-minute appeal by relatives of the bombers was rejected by a Supreme Court judge earlier this week. |
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