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/ 28 October 2005

Australian model goes on trial for drug trafficking in Bali

An Australian model accused of possessing ecstasy pills in Indonesia’s Bali resort island went on trial Friday and faces lengthy imprisonment if convicted. Appearing before the Denpasar district court wearing a Muslim veil, Michelle Leslie heard prosecutors accusing her of possessing two ecstasy tablets during a police raid on a party in Bali’s Jimbaran area in August.

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/ 6 October 2005

Indonesia vows to tighten Bali security

Indonesian police on Thursday pledged to beef up security in Bali after last weekend’s deadly bomb blasts, as they hunted for leads in the attacks blamed on Islamic militants. The promise came amid concern about visitors returning to the tourism-dependent island, hit on Saturday for the second time in three years by deadly extremist attacks.

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/ 5 October 2005

Bali blasts reignite painful memories for 2002 victims

For many survivors of Bali’s devastating 2002 nightclub bombings, last weekend’s suicide blasts have reignited painful memories and fears they have struggled to suppress. ”I lived it once again. After a long time, I feel the trauma again,” said Gatot Indro Suranto, who was hit with the full force of the car bomb that exploded in the Kuta tourist district on October 12 2002.

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/ 18 September 2003

Remorseful Bali bomber gets life

A remorseful Islamic teacher has been jailed for life by an Indonesian court after being found guilty of playing a key role in last October’s Bali bombings that left more than 200 people dead. Ali Imron admitted helping plot the attacks, which police blamed on the al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terror network.