From: Damien Broderick (d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Sun Oct 13 2002 - 17:28:20 MDT
At 12:14 PM 10/13/02 -0700, Robert wrote:
>I would guess
>that the majority of the victims involved are from asian countries,
>perhaps including many from Australia.
Yes. Possibly more tourists than Indonesians, actually, this target being
carefully calculated to catch the maximum number of Westerners at play.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/13/1034222681531.html
Massacre in Bali
October 14 2002
By Matthew Moore, Bali
Louise Dodson, Darren Gray, Canberra
Scores of Australians are feared to be among the dead after a devastating
car-bomb attack on the resort island of Bali that has killed up to 200
people and caused international outrage.
Late last night, the unofficial death toll from the attack on two crowded
nightclubs in the tourist hub of Kuta had climbed to 187, while local
authorities struggled with inadequate medical facilities to care for more
than 300 injured.
An emotional Prime Minister John Howard warned the nation to be prepared
for a high Australian death toll from the world's biggest terrorist outrage
since the September 11 attacks.
It appears likely the attack will result in the greatest single loss of
Australian lives overseas during peacetime.
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I do not counsel, however, that Australian forces immediately begin bombing
Jakarta or Mecca, despite Spudboy's prediction (I paraphrase) some months
ago that this would be my outraged reaction a la 911.
Damien Broderick
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