bali memorial

its four years to the day that a javanese man with a bomb stashed in his backpack exploded it while inside a nightclub on busy jalan legian, an area popular with tourists. seconds later as frightened people poured into the streets a car bomb was detonated. combined the blasts killed 202 (injuring 209 more), the bulk of whom were australians. it was the deadliest terrorist act in indonesias history. another 23 people were killed in bali after a series of bombs exploded here a year ago. to commemorate the blasts, today a wide strip of white cloth blanketed the several kilometers of road that connected the two bombing sites, a white shroud to commemorate the dead.
more bali photos here.