In early October 2002 terrorists exploded a huge bomb outside two popular nightclubs in Bali
killing nearly 300 young people, mostly vacationing Australians. These images were taken two weeks later
on a day that (then) President Mrs. Makawati Sukarnoputri visited the site.
She is shown wearing a peach-colored outfit and with a rainbow-colored umbrella held over her head for shade.
After most of the debris had been cleared a couple of months later,
a purification ceremony was held to purge the site of evil spirits (last two photos.)

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(Then) President Mrs. Makawati
Bali bombsite wreckage.
Bali bombsite wreckage.
Two weeks later after the bombing (then)
Prayer offering
Men at bombsite.
Bali bombsite wreckage.
Policeman guarding the wreckage at
The wreckage at the bombsite.
The wreckage at the bombsite.
Police at the bombsite.
President Mrs. Makawati Sukarnoputri at the site.
The Governor of Bali (center) at
The Governor of Bali (center) at
Bali bombsite - forensic investigators from Australia.
The Bali bombsite wreckage
Preparing for the purification
The purification ceremony at the Bali
The purification ceremony at the Bali
Flowers at bombsite
The wreckage at the bombsite.
The wreckage at the bombsite.
The wreckage at the bombsite.
The wreckage at the bombsite with newspaper/TV
The bomb crater in the ground at the bombsite.
The wreckage at the bombsite.
The wreckage at the bombsite.
In early October 2002 terrorists exploded
In early October 2002 terrorists exploded
In early October 2002 terrorists exploded
In early October 2002 terrorists exploded
In early October 2002 terrorists exploded
Two weeks later after the bombing (then)
Two weeks later after the bombing (then)
Police at the bombsite.
Two weeks later after the bombing (then)
Friends at the bombsite.

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