Kuta October 12. 2002 Bali
In Bali a car bomb exploded outside the Sari Club Discotheque on Legian Street,
a busy tourist area filled with nightclubs, cafes, and bars, killing at least
187 international tourists and injuring 300 others. The resulting fire also
destroyed the nearby Padi Club and Panin Bank and other buildings and cars.
Indonesian and Western intelligence officials arrested two main suspects in
connection with the Bali bombings.
The first man, known as Mukhlas, is believed to be the new operations chief
for the regional Islamic militant group Jemaah Islamiah.
The second, Imam Samudra, is said by police to have not only confessed to
masterminding the Bali attack, but to playing a role in bombings across Indonesia
in the last two years.
JI ( Jemaah Islamiah) is thought to want to overthrow governments in the region
and replace them with a pan-South East Asian Islamic state.
