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2002 Bali attack ex-convict now brews coffee to rebuild life
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2025
» EAST JAVA — When bomb maker Umar Patek, convicted in the 2002 Bali attacks in Indonesia that killed 202 people, launched an original coffee brand in June, a crowd turned out to support him.
Indonesia considers parole for ex-terror bosses
Published on 24/12/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia is considering parole for two former leaders of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant network and amnesty for its jailed members, senior officials said, after 1,300 former members pledged their loyalty to the country.
Indonesia moots jail term cut for 180 ex-members of terror group
Published on 22/12/2024
» Indonesia’s National Counterterrorism Agency plans to recommend reducing prison sentences for jailed former Jemaah Islamiyah members who support the group’s dissolution to encourage more of them to surrender.
US repatriates Malaysians linked to 2002 Bali bombing
Published on 18/12/2024
» The US military said on Wednesday that it had repatriated two Malaysian men from its prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, who admitted to committing war crimes for an affiliate of al-Qaida that carried out a deadly bombing in Bali in 2002.
Malaysian prisoners plead guilty to conspiring in 2002 Bali bombing
New York Times, Published on 18/01/2024
» GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Two Malaysian prisoners at Guantánamo Bay pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring in the October 2002 nightclub bombings in the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, which killed more than 200 people.
Paroled Bali bomb maker apologises to victims' families
Published on 14/12/2022
» LAMONGAN, Indonesia: An Indonesian bomb maker convicted for his role in the deadly 2002 Bali nightclub attacks has apologised to the victims' families, after his release from prison was met with outrage in Australia.
Bali bombmaker released on parole from Indonesian prison: official
Published on 07/12/2022
» One of the bombmakers in the Bali blasts that killed more than 200 people two decades ago was released on parole on Wednesday, an Indonesian official said, months after Jakarta reduced his 20-year prison sentence.
Bali bombings survivor looks ahead as Australia marks 20th anniversary
Published on 11/10/2022
» SYDNEY: Australian Hanabeth Luke remembers like yesterday crawling through burning rubble and thick acrid black smoke after a bomb exploded at a nightclub in Indonesia's tourist hotspot of Bali 20 years ago.
Holiday mood
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/05/2022
» Returning to Phuket for the first time in three years, Henri Giscard d'Estaing is busy visiting government officials and business partners on the southern island world-renowned for its white sandy beaches, crystal clear waters, historical old town and delicious food.
Indonesia cleric arrested over ties to Bali bombing group
AFP, Published on 17/11/2021
» A senior Indonesian cleric has been arrested over allegations he raised funds for the Al-Qaeda-linked terror network behind the Bali nightclub bombings and other attacks, police said Wednesday.