Ceremony marks 20th anniversary of Bali bombing

A ceremony has been held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombing, which happened on 12 October 2002.

Survivors and families and friends of the victims laid wreaths to mark the occasion.

202 people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside the Sari Club in the Kuta Beach area, alongside another attack at the Paddy's Bar across the road.

The ceremony included peace prayers and the release of 20 birds.

Memorials also took place in Australia, where 88 of the victims came from. Prime minister Anthony Albanese said: "What they struck they could not defeat because what they struck at was the idea of us, the great fabric of dreams and ideals and compassion and fairness that make us who we are as Australians."

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