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| Southeast Asia |
| Bali bombers go on trial in Indonesia |
| 2006-05-10 |
| Four suspected Islamic militants went on trial yesterday for their alleged role in last year's suicide bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali. The triple bombings killed 20 people and were blamed on Jemaah Islamiah, an al Qaeda-linked terror group. It is blamed for several strikes since 2000 in Indonesia, including the 2002 nightclub blasts in Bali that killed 202 people. Prosecutors read a videotaped statement of responsibility for the blasts by Noordin Top, the alleged ringleader. "We declare our enemies are those that help the American alliance kill Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan," it said. "This was revenge for that." The four are accused of making, supplying and transporting the explosives, and sheltering Noordin. If convicted, they could face the death penalty. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |