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Indonesia Executes Bali Bombers

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(AP) – Indonesia executed three Islamic militants today for helping plan and carry out the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, many of them foreign tourists, lawyers and relatives said. Imam Samudra and brothers Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron were executed at 11:20 p.m. several miles from their high security prison on Nusakambangan island, said Qadar Faisal, one of their attorneys.

Their bodies will be taken by helicopter to their home villages for burial, he said. The three never expressed remorse, saying the suicide bombings were meant to punish the US and its Western allies for alleged atrocities in Afghanistan and elsewhere. They even taunted relatives of victims at their trials 5 years ago. They also expressed hopes their executions would trigger revenge attacks in Indonesia, the AP reports.

This is a combination of Oct. 1, 2008 file photos of from left to right, Ali Ghufron, Imam Samudra, and Amrozi Nurhasyim.
This is a combination of Oct. 1, 2008 file photos of from left to right, Ali Ghufron, Imam Samudra, and Amrozi Nurhasyim.   (Dita Alangkara)
Supporters of Bali bomber Imam Samudra mourn as they hold pictures of Samudra and his daughter during a prayer in Serang, Banten province, Indonesia, Sunday Nov. 9, 2008.
Supporters of Bali bomber Imam Samudra mourn as they hold pictures of Samudra and his daughter during a prayer in Serang, Banten province, Indonesia, Sunday Nov. 9, 2008.   (Achmad Ibrahim)
In this Saturday, May 10, 2003, file photo, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, a key Bali bombing suspect, center, is escorted by police officers to a cell in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
In this Saturday, May 10, 2003, file photo, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, a key Bali bombing suspect, center, is escorted by police officers to a cell in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.   (Achmad Ibrahim)
In this Sept. 10, 2003 file photo, Imam Samudra gestures as he is escorted into the courtroom after a break in his trial which gave him the death sentence in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
In this Sept. 10, 2003 file photo, Imam Samudra gestures as he is escorted into the courtroom after a break in his trial which gave him the death sentence in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.   (DIVO ADITYA)
In this Oct. 1, 2008 file photo, Imam Samudra, right, and Amrozi Nurhasyim, speak with reporters after Eid al-Fitr prayer at Batu prison off Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia.
In this Oct. 1, 2008 file photo, Imam Samudra, right, and Amrozi Nurhasyim, speak with reporters after Eid al-Fitr prayer at Batu prison off Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia.   (Dita Alangkara)
In this Oct. 13, 2002 file photo, residents and foreign tourists evacuate the scene of a bomb blast in Bali, Indonesia.
In this Oct. 13, 2002 file photo, residents and foreign tourists evacuate the scene of a bomb blast in Bali, Indonesia.   (Radar Bali)
In this Oct. 1, 2008 file photo, Ali Ghufron, also known as Mukhlas, speaks with reporters at Batu Prson on Nusakambangan Island off Cilicap, Central Java, Indonesia.
In this Oct. 1, 2008 file photo, Ali Ghufron, also known as Mukhlas, speaks with reporters at Batu Prson on Nusakambangan Island off Cilicap, Central Java, Indonesia.   (Dita Alangkara)
In this Oct. 18, 2002 file photo, Balinese offer prayers for the victims at the site of the bomb blast in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia.
In this Oct. 18, 2002 file photo, Balinese offer prayers for the victims at the site of the bomb blast in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia.   (Achmad Ibrahim)
In this Oct. 1, 2008 file photo, Amrozi Nurhasyim, center, is escorted back to his cell by prison wardens after Eid al-Fitr prayers at Batu prison on Nusakambangan island, Central Java. Indonesia.
In this Oct. 1, 2008 file photo, Amrozi Nurhasyim, center, is escorted back to his cell by prison wardens after Eid al-Fitr prayers at Batu prison on Nusakambangan island, Central Java. Indonesia.   (Dita Alangkara)
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