Brit feared missing in Bali bomb blasts.A BRITISH citizen is believed to be among those missing in the wake of the Bali bombings Bali bombings can refer to either of two separate incidents on the Indonesian island of Bali:
Local officials released a list of 25 people who were unaccounted for An inclusive term (not a casualty status) applicable to personnel whose person or remains are not recovered or otherwise accounted for following hostile action. Commonly used when referring to personnel who are killed in action and whose bodies are not recovered. , including 12 Indonesians, two Americans, two Japanese and two Danish. A spokeswoman from the Foreign Office said they had received no reports of any Britons involved apart from two who were injured. At least 26 people died and more than 100 were injured when three suicide bombers simultaneously targeted restaurants in Jimbayan Beach and Kuta, to the south of the island, on Saturday. No-one has claimed responsibility, but suspicion fell on the Islamic group Noun 1. Islamic Group - a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia Jemaah Islamiyah. Indonesian police are examining footage which apparently shows one of the suspected suicide bombers preparing to blow up a restaurant. It has emerged that one of the suspected masterminds behind the bombings once studied at Reading University. Malaysian Azahari Bin Husin was named by Indonesian officials alongside Noordin Mohamed Top. Both men are thought to have been behind the 2002 attacks on Bali, which killed 202 people |
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