Bali Bombers

Three Islamic militants were convicted of a deadly 2002 nightclub bombing in Bali, Indonesia, and sentenced to death in 2003. Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron were executed by firing squad on November 8, 2008. Officials confirmed local television reports saying the three were shot in the heart at the Nusakambangan prison where they had been held.^{1 2}

Fast Facts

1. 2002 blasts at Paddy's Bar and the Sari Club in Bali killed 202 people³
2. All three men have said they want to die as martyrs³
3. Exact date of November execution for three men was unknown
4. Executions were to take place on the island of Nusakambangan³
5. Bombers were held on Nusakambangan in a maximum security facility
6. U.S. and Australian government officials have warned citizens against travel to Indonesia⁴
7. Concerns are mounting about the possible retaliation that may take place⁴

Terror Threats Ahead of Executions

Authorities in Indonesia were reportedly investigating a series of terrorist threats made as the date for the Bali bombers' executions neared. According to reports, threats were made via text message against the U.S. and the Australian embassies. Security was stepped up at the embassies and across Indonesia in the wake of the threats.⁵

Bali Bomber Profiles

1. Mukhlas, also known as Ali Ghufron, born about 1960, over-all coordinator⁶
2. Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, the 'smiling bomber,' born 1962, admitted he owned the van used to bomb the Sari Club, executed November 8, 2008⁷
3. Imam Samudra, born 1970, computer expert and engineer, organizer, executed November 8, 2008⁷
4. Idris, also known as Jhoni Hendrawan or Gembrot, born about 1968, admitted taking part
5. Ali Imron, born about 1975, helped build the bomb that destroyed the Sari Club⁷
6. Dr Azahari Husin, born about 1957, killed in 2005, believed to be Jemaah Islamiah's top bomb-making expert⁷
7. Dulmatin, born 1970, electronics expert, still at large⁷

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