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8 unusual facts about 2002 Bali bombings


Bali bombings

The 2002 Bali bombings, occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali

Craig Salvatori

His second wife, Kathy Salvatori, was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings.

David Magson

David William Magson (born 4 April 1945) is a mathematician and businessman living in Bali, Indonesia, who was awarded his MBE in 2003 for his contribution to the recovery effort which followed the first terrorist bombing in Bali in 2002 in which more than 200 people, both Indonesians and visitors, lost their lives.

Kathy Marks

She has covered violence in East Timor in 1999, the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, the civil war in Indonesia’s Aceh province, the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, and the 2006 Java earthquake.

Ken Travers

He has had a number of challenging jobs, including Chairing the Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission during a time when the Commissioner and Parliamentary Inspector did not always see eye to eye, and was Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism during the SARS epidemic, the Bali bombings, the collapse of Ansett and September 11 attacks.

Kingsley, Western Australia

The Kingsley Football club had a number of members killed in the 2002 Bali bombings, a memorial was held at Kingsley Oval.

Kunio Hatoyama

In October 2007, during a news conference, Hatoyama attempted to justify plans to fingerprint and photograph all foreigners at immigration by claiming that an unidentified "friend of a friend", who is an Al-Qaeda terrorist involved in the October 2002 bombing in Bali, was able to sneak in and out of Japan repeatedly over the following years using different passports and wearing a fake moustache.

Murray Parker

His son Mark was also a promising cricketer, but his professional career was cut short when he was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings.


2000 Philippine consulate bombing

The now apprehended Riduan Isamuddin, chief organiser of the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings among others, is suspected of planning and financing the attack.

Paul Kadak

Kadak was on the ground just hours after the 2002 Bali Bombings, and spent a further two weeks in Bali, where he reported live to Sunrise and Seven News.

Pierre Roland

He is also a film producer with his first filmed produced by his own production house, Pilot Project Production, about a Balinese girl who lost her mother in the first Bali Bombing, titled "Angel's Cry".


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