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| Bali bomb burials stoke tensions | Bali bomb burials stoke tensions |
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| Indonesian security forces are on high alert after the state execution of three Islamic militants for the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people. | Indonesian security forces are on high alert after the state execution of three Islamic militants for the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people. |
| There were reports of clashes as hundreds of supporters attended burials in the men's home villages in Java. | There were reports of clashes as hundreds of supporters attended burials in the men's home villages in Java. |
| Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron (Mukhlas) were killed by firing squad at 0015 (1715 GMT on Saturday). | Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron (Mukhlas) were killed by firing squad at 0015 (1715 GMT on Saturday). |
| 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. |
| Security forces are on alert across the country amid fears of reprisal attacks. | Security forces are on alert across the country amid fears of reprisal attacks. |
| Australia, which lost 88 of its citizens in the attacks, has issued a warning against travel to the country. Britain and the US have done likewise. | Australia, which lost 88 of its citizens in the attacks, has issued a warning against travel to the country. Britain and the US have done likewise. |
| 'Welcome martyrs' | 'Welcome martyrs' |
| The BBC's Lucy Williamson, in Cilacap, near the prison, says the executions took place in darkness surrounded by forest and a handful of witnesses. | The BBC's Lucy Williamson, in Cilacap, near the prison, says the executions took place in darkness surrounded by forest and a handful of witnesses. |
| Risk of making martyrsRelief and emptinessIn pictures: Executions markedUK Relatives regret Bali executions class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/7718546.stm">Mixed press response to executions | |
| Prison officials, who said an autopsy had been carried out, and Haji Chozin, the brother of Amrozi and Mukhlas, confirmed the deaths. | Prison officials, who said an autopsy had been carried out, and Haji Chozin, the brother of Amrozi and Mukhlas, confirmed the deaths. |
| After being washed by their families, the bodies of Mukhlas and Amrozi were flown by helicopter to their home village of Tenggulan in East Java for burial. | After being washed by their families, the bodies of Mukhlas and Amrozi were flown by helicopter to their home village of Tenggulan in East Java for burial. |
| Samudra's body was flown to Serang in West Java. | Samudra's body was flown to Serang in West Java. |
| Members of radical groups gathered, along with onlookers, in both villages to meet the bodies as they arrived. | Members of radical groups gathered, along with onlookers, in both villages to meet the bodies as they arrived. |
| A banner saying "welcome martyrs" was on display at the cemetery where the brothers were to be buried, reported Reuters. | A banner saying "welcome martyrs" was on display at the cemetery where the brothers were to be buried, reported Reuters. |
| There were also reports of clashes in Tenggulan between hundreds of police and supporters who had surged towards the ambulances carrying the bodies. | There were also reports of clashes in Tenggulan between hundreds of police and supporters who had surged towards the ambulances carrying the bodies. |
| Foreign journalists were verbally abused as "infidels". | Foreign journalists were verbally abused as "infidels". |
| Continued threat | Continued threat |
| But the deaths will not evoke much sympathy in Indonesia, where most people supported the sentence and believed the executions should have been carried out much sooner, our correspondent says. | But the deaths will not evoke much sympathy in Indonesia, where most people supported the sentence and believed the executions should have been carried out much sooner, our correspondent says. |
| 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. |
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| Supporters and police clash as coffins are carried through Lamongan | |
| Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said it was "not a day that fills us with any joy or with any celebration" and that his thoughts were with the victims' families. | Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said it was "not a day that fills us with any joy or with any celebration" and that his thoughts were with the victims' families. |
| He warned that Australia continued to receive "credible information that terrorists may be planning attacks in Indonesia". | He warned that Australia continued to receive "credible information that terrorists may be planning attacks in Indonesia". |
| Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said hundreds of lives had been "fundamentally changed by that murder, so it is those lives we think about today". | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said hundreds of lives had been "fundamentally changed by that murder, so it is those lives we think about today". |
| Victims and family members have also responded to the news. | Victims and family members have also responded to the news. |
| "They had to pay the ultimate price for what they did," said Peter Hughes, who suffered severe burns in the attacks. "These guys set about mass murder." | "They had to pay the ultimate price for what they did," said Peter Hughes, who suffered severe burns in the attacks. "These guys set about mass murder." |
| Wayan Rasmi, a Balinese woman whose husband's body was never found following the attacks, said the executions would let her put the past behind her. | Wayan Rasmi, a Balinese woman whose husband's body was never found following the attacks, said the executions would let her put the past behind her. |
| "I hope there will not be any revenge from their families and supporters," she said. | "I hope there will not be any revenge from their families and supporters," she said. |
| Reprisal fears | Reprisal fears |
| The bombings were blamed on the militant group Jemaah Islamiah, widely regarded as a regional affiliate of the al-Qaeda network, but several key suspects have never been caught. | The bombings were blamed on the militant group Jemaah Islamiah, widely regarded as a regional affiliate of the al-Qaeda network, but several key suspects have never been caught. |
| 2002 BALI BOMBINGS Paddy's Bar and Sari Club in the resort of Kuta targeted202 killed from 21 countries, including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians and 28 BritonsSevere damage within a 100m (150-yard) radius of the bombsMilitant group Jemaah Islamiah blamed for the bombings The Bali bombing plottersThe Bali bombing plotTimeline: Bali bomb trials | 2002 BALI BOMBINGS Paddy's Bar and Sari Club in the resort of Kuta targeted202 killed from 21 countries, including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians and 28 BritonsSevere damage within a 100m (150-yard) radius of the bombsMilitant group Jemaah Islamiah blamed for the bombings The Bali bombing plottersThe Bali bombing plotTimeline: Bali bomb trials |
| None of the executed men had ever expressed remorse for the attacks, only saying they regretted that Muslims had been killed. | None of the executed men had ever expressed remorse for the attacks, only saying they regretted that Muslims had been killed. |
| They also said they were keen to be "martyrs" for their dream of creating a South-east Asian caliphate. | They also said they were keen to be "martyrs" for their dream of creating a South-east Asian caliphate. |
| However, they made several appeals for leniency and also filed an unsuccessful appeal to be executed by beheading rather that face a firing squad. | However, they made several appeals for leniency and also filed an unsuccessful appeal to be executed by beheading rather that face a firing squad. |
| They said beheading was a more humane and Islamic form of execution and that being shot amounted to torture. | They said beheading was a more humane and Islamic form of execution and that being shot amounted to torture. |
| Correspondents say that while executing the men has sent a strong message, it could also put the country's hard-won security at risk if it inspires other extremists to carry out similar acts. | Correspondents say that while executing the men has sent a strong message, it could also put the country's hard-won security at risk if it inspires other extremists to carry out similar acts. |
| What is your reaction to the executions? Were you affected by the Bali bombings? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. | What is your reaction to the executions? Were you affected by the Bali bombings? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. |
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