NEWSFLASH: At Least One Kiwi Dead In Bali Bombing

Sunday, 13 October 2002, 2:10 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

Two car bombs in Bali Indonesia this morning which have killed at least 67 people, mainly foreigners, have also killed at least one New Zealander according to the latest reports.

The death toll from the bomb which exploded nearby two nightclubs, Padi and Sari, frequented by foreign tourists in the island resort town of Kuta is continuing to rise.

A second bomb exploded near the US Consulate in Denpasar.

Links to early reports on the bombing follow.

THE AGE
- Bali bomb blast: 54 dead, 120 injured
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/13/1034222668871.html

THE INDEPENDENT
Holiday carnage: 54 die in Bali bombings
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/pacific_rim/story.jsp?story=342158

ABC
Bali bomb blasts kill 21, Australians among the missing
http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin/nat/newsnat-13oct2002-18.htm

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