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20 Years of Excruciating Pain: Remembering The Bali Bombings

Victims of the Bali bombings mourn over its 20 years of excruciating pain.

Who would have thought the peaceful Saturday night in Bali could have caused a catastrophic tragedy that shook the world?

Source: ABC

Not only locals but foreigners, including many Australians, were victims of this disaster while breezing through the main street of Jalan Legian that fatal night.

Subsequently, it happened in this order: at Paddy’s Irish pub around 11 pm, at Sari Club the next moment, and 45 seconds after near the US consulate.

Families Gather to Remember the Tragedy

Source: ABC

On 12 October, many Australian families gathered on the Indonesian island to reminisce about the lives of 202 people killed in the heartbreaking tragedy.

The Explicit Content of the Documentary-like Video Infuriates the Affected Families

Source: ABC

A screening of the explicit 10-minute documentary-like video was shown at 11:05 pm local time on Wednesday. The video started by displaying the first bomb explosion.

Footages of injured people were seen after the chaos. Also added in the video were people yelling and the 9/11 New York terror attack, reported by the Sydney Morning Herald.

The video explicitly played the people behind the attack. This includes the alleged bomb-maker Umar Patek, who is considered an early release on parole.

The Voices of the Survivors

Jan Laczynski told Sydney radio station the footage was “traumatic” and that he had to leave the service. Source: BBC

Provided, Jeff Marshall, the deceased son of Bob Marshall, was shocked by the horrendous footage. He said to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, “[The bombings] just ripped all our hearts apart, seeing it all again.”

Furthermore, one of the victims stated his disgust when the graphic footage of the Bali bombings aired at the ceremony. It is upsetting and disrespectful towards the relatives and survivors of the tragedy.

However, the maker of the video is still unknown.

The Australian Government Speaks on Behalf of the Victims

The Australian government express their disappointment with the video. They raised the people’s concerns with the Indonesian government.

In hindsight, people from 21 countries were the victims of the bombings. This includes 88 deaths of Australians recorded in two nightclubs in Kuta. Another bomb erupted outside the US consulate. Thankfully, it was harmless.

Amid the allegations, Indonesian authorities have not yet responded to this issue.

Source: BBC, ABC

Adib Mohd

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