The Balinese's dream to recover their tourism industry and peaceful life from 2002's deadly bombings that killed 202 people was broken last Saturday evening, as four explosions hit the downtown area, killing 26 people and injuring 125 others so far on Monday.

The blasts, ripping through the cafes in Kuta Town Square and Jimbaran Beach, have forced foreign tourists to leave the resort or cancel their planned visit Bali.

"An estimated 80 percent of foreign travelers opted to flee," taxi driver Ketut Dini Yase told Xinhua at the airport.

To make things worse, the tragedy took place when Balinese were expecting to harvest more profit from tourist arrivals which used to peak at the end of year.

"I do not get much money today, due to less passengers. I am afraid that foreign visitors' confidence in Bali will disappear," the driver said. Souvenir trader Ayu Komang, 25, whose shop was near the crime scene in Kuta, also felt the impact of fears.

"Visitors should have mounted in October and November, but the bombings made the bustling island quiet again like three years ago.We will not get money," she said.

Meanwhile, the Balinese strongly have condemned the explosive acts and expressed condolences to the victims' families.

Muhdin, 35-year-old car-parking man working near the Raja Cafe in Kuta who helped rescue the victims on Saturday evening, said that he was horrified to see people scream and run out of the cafe.

"I found a head on the floor and body without foot," he said with fear in eyes.

Adi Gende, 37-year-old volunteer from the local Red Cross, expressed his hatred to the perpetrators, after he helped evacuate victims from the damaged cafe in Kuta.

"The bones and meat hang on the wall. I was sad and hate the perpetrators," he said.

At least 12 people died right after the blast in Raja Cafe, he said.

"When I was in Sangla Hospital, the biggest one in the city, I saw many shattered bodies, which were hard to be identified. Most of them were Indonesians," he added.

Data from the provincial health department said that among the 125 people injured, 82 were Indonesians, while among the 26 death toll, 13 were locals.

Separately, at Nyoman Cafe, Jimbaran Beach, 46-year-old woman I Wayan Tony, together with her brother in law, asked permission from the security to enter the location, where their niece was killed, to hold a traditional commemoration ceremony.

Her request was rejected.

Almost crashed, Wayan said: "I can not express how I feel. I can only rely on God."

Source: Xinhua