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=** __Deadliest Act of Terrorism in the History of Indonesia__ ** - Bali Bombing 2002 =

At approximately 11:20pm, Saturday October 12, 2002, Bali was rocked by a series of devastating explosions. Paddies Bar and the Sari Club on the main street of Kuta bore the brunt of the impact. Both the entertainment venues were packed with unsuspecting tourists, staff and revelers; many others were in the vicinity. Despite medical and emergency response efforts, 202 people died which include 88 Australian nationals, 38 Indonesian and other foreigners. 209 others were also injured.

**__Latest News__ **
Another suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings has been arrested earlier this year in Pakistan. He is Umar Patek, also known as Abdul Goni and Abu Syiekh. A Thrity-five-year-old Indonesian of Javanese and Arab descent. After the Bali bombing, Patek was believed to have fled to the Philippines. In March 2010, the Jamestown Foundation, a national security policy reviewer institution in Washington, believed he was in Sulu province, southern Philippines. Patek is wanted in Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia and the US. The US, which lost seven nationals in the attack, was offering a $1m (£625,000) reward for his arrest. Adding on, Australia’s Foreign Affairs Department has said that the arrest of Umar Patek, may spark a violent response against Westerners by extremists in Indonesia. However, hopes are pinned on him to reveal information about Southeast Asian terrorist networks.

**__Social impact__ **
 People in Bali were in a state of shock with people having phobias and depressions. They were also traumatized by the event. Tourism was affected as foreigners dare not visit Bali, for fear of being attack. Back to 13th October 2002, one day after the major explosions killed 202 people in the Legian area, some 10 thousand departure was seen while the daily arrival was only 1,000 person. Some even migrated. The bombing led to loss of innocent lives, livelihood and a change of lifestyle. Families suffered immense sufferings from the lost of their loved ones. It also led to a feeling of empathy with the victims and brought people from different walks of life together for a common purpose. There was a friction between relationship of US and Indonesia as US saw this as Indonesia’s failure in handling the crisis of terrorism attacks. The US also puts pressure on Indonesia to crack down on militants Islamic groups in the country. Many Australians doubted the Australia’s international and domestic policies towards the bombing as most death tolls are Australians.

Angeline Liew [10] Sherina Teo [28] 4A :D

** __SUICIDE BOMBERS STRUCK IN CENTRAL LONDON- LONDON BOMBING 2005__ **


On Thursday 7 July 2004, co-ordinated attacks by 4 Al Qaeda suicide bombers hit the transport system in the late morning rush hour.

52 civilians were killed and there are more than 700 injuries. Three of the Four bombs were detonated on London underground train and the final explosion was around an hour later on a double -decker bus.

Al Qaeda is a organisation dedicated to a violent re-modelling of the Muslim world and the West. They Aims to achieve its objectives through the use of terrorism against the US and its allies.

 Between Aldgate and Liverpool Street stations  Between Russell Square and King's Cross tube stations  Ar Edgware Tube station  On bus at Tavistock Square 
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> // Prime Minister Tony Blair ,condemned the terrorists and paid tribute to the stoicism and resilience of the people of London. "They are trying to use the slaughter of innocent people to cow us, to frighten us out of doing the things that we want to do," he said in a televised statement from Downing Street. //

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> //US President George Bush told reporters at the G8 Summit in Gleneagles "the war on terror goes on."//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> //Mohammad Sidique Khan one of the London transport system bomber described his motivation in a videotaped statement "I am directly responsible for protecting and avenging my Muslim brothers and sisters. Until we feel security you will be our targets and until you stop the bombing, gassing, imprisonment and torture of my people we will not stop this fight."//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> // On board the train was BBC News reporter Jacqui Head, who described the immediate aftermath: "There was immediately smoke everywhere and it was very hot and everybody panicked. People started screaming and crying." //

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"> - <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">In London, public transport on that day was greatly affected due to the closure of underground system and Zone 1 bus networks. The its also causes unease in people heart and the lost in trust in public transport
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-In Singapore, many communities felt that it was difficult to remain calm and avoid knee-jerk reactions after the bombing has occurred. Many Singaporeans start to worry whether Singapore would be ready to deter such a terrorist attack.
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__**<span style="color: #7000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">Long term: **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">- The <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">implications on the British Muslim community as this community is not fully integrated <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">into British society. One prime example is in the segregation of many Muslims students in their own schooling system with differing curriculum. Politicians would like to see this change and have the schools become part of the state sector. Some of these independent Muslim schools are not teaching British laws, culture, and customs, which politicians would like to see change in order to ensure that that the teachings remain moderate or to the likings of the British Politicians. (“Britain: Abode of Islam;). The politicians hope that this would assist in discouraging extreme teachings with in the schools as well as in the mosques. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"> -Extremist rhetoric and sensitive political developments around the world have a bearing on our people over time. Thus Singapore has take measures to prepare our people to be psychological and socially resilient. Singapore has realised that this is not to be taken for granted
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by Soh Hui Qin (23) & Mandy Sin Siok Hui (22) 4A

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; font-weight: normal;">On 12 March 2004, Spaniards took to the streets protesting against the bombings in a government-organized demonstration to condemn ETA (**Euskadi Ta Askatasuna** -//Homeland and Freedom),//which at the time was being blamed for the attacks.The protests were peaceful, including members of the leading political parties marching together down Madrid's Paseo de Castellana in solidarity against terrorism. More than two million people convened on Madrid 's streets screaming: "Not everyone is here, 191 are missing, we will never forget you." There were also people wondering "Who did it?" in reference to the "lack of information provided by the government. ======

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; font-weight: normal;">Again the people of Madrid took to the streets,this time the mood was not so peaceful. The crowd on Puerta del Sol chanted and bashed bottles and dustbin lids in a demonstration of anger towards Aznar(Prime Minister of Spain). Meanwhile, people gathered in unofficial demonstrations in front of PP (Partido Popular) offices in all the major cities in Spain. ======

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; font-weight: normal;">The demonstrations of the 13 March were allegedly invoked via spontaneous cell phone messages ending in the phrase "pásalo" (pass it on). The candidate of the governing conservative party, Mariano Rajoy, complained on television about the demonstrations and demanded that the opposition parties condemn them.On behalf of the Socialist party, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba gave a message saying that //"the Spanish people do not deserve a government that lies to them"// and that they had neither organized nor supported the demonstrations. According to Spanish electoral law, party-political demonstrations are illegal the day leading up to the election. ======