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Passages2002 Bali Bombings

• Oct 12, 2005: Four explosions rock popular tourist spots on the Indonesian resort island of Bali killing at least 32 people, including several foreigners, and injuring 101.
  The explosions occur less than two weeks ahead of the third anniversary of blasts in 2002 that left 202 people dead.
• August 25, 2005: Seven people are wounded when a home-made bomb explodes at a market in the religiously divided eastern Indonesian city of Ambon.
• July 14, 2003: A bomb explodes at Indonesia's parliament building, just days after the arrest of Jemaah Islamiah suspects. The blast shatters windows and a door in an office area but no-one is hurt.
• April 27, 2003: A bomb rips through a restaurant area at Indonesia's main international airport, wounding 11 people. The blast happened near a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet.
• December 5, 2002: A blast at a McDonald's outlet and a car showroom in the eastern Indonesian city of Makassar kills three people and wounds 11.

In 2005, Bali was under attack with a series of bombings caused by terrorist suicide bombers which occurred on October 1, 2005, in Bali, Indonesia. The bombs exploded at two areas in Jimbaran and Kuta south of Bali. Twenty people were killed, and 129 people were injured by three bombers who killed themselves in the attacks.

According to Wikipedia "The Indonesian national news agency, ANTARA, reported that the first two explosions occurred at 6:50 p.m. local time, near a Jimbaran food court and the third at 7:00 pm. in Kuta Town Square. Other reports claim that the blasts occurred at around 7:15 p.m. At least 3 blasts have been reported.

One of the blasts struck Raja's Restaurant at the Kuta Square shopping mall in central Kuta. Another two bombs exploded at warungs along the Jimbaran beach, one of which was near the Four Seasons Hotel. These areas are generally popular with Western tourists. Police later said they had found three unexploded bombs in Jimbaran. They had apparently failed to go off after the security forces hastily shut down the island’s mobile telephone network following the first blasts.

According to Indonesia's head of counter-terrorism, Major General Ansyaad Mbai, early evidence indicates that the attacks were carried out by at least three suicide bombers in a similar fashion to the 2002 bombings. The remnants of backpacks and excessively mutilated bodies are believed to be evidence of suicide bombings. There remains also a possibility that backpacks were hidden inside the target restaurants before detonation.[3] Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said that the bombs used appear to have differed from previous blasts in that most deaths and injuries had been inflicted by shrapnel, rather than chemical explosion. A medical officer's x-rays showed foreign objects described as "pellets" in many victims' bodies and a victim reported ball bearings lodged in her back.

The bombings occurred the same day that Indonesia cut its fuel subsidies resulting in gas prices rising by 125% and just two days before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and 11 days before the third anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombing. The attack came during the school holiday period in some states of Australia, when an estimated 7,500 Australians are believed to have been visiting Bali. "

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