At least 10,000 bamboo torches were lit up at the Bali bombing monument in Kuta on the resort island on Sunday evening to mark the sixth anniversary of the bombing that killed more than 200 people.
The touch parade was joined not only by dozens of family members of bomb victims, but also by tourists and locals, Antara news agency reported on Monday.
The torch parade was followed by prayers at the site of the bombing at 11.15 p.m. -- the exact time the bombing occurred in which 202 people were killed, most of foreign visitors.
Meanwhile, officials, friends and relatives of victims of the Bali bombing Oct. 12, 2002, attended a small anniversary ceremony at the Australian Consulate in Bali on Sunday.
"I'm reminded of my husband's face and the sadness remains," said Made Ritiasih, whose husband Made Wija died in the attack.
Lars Bergandar, 45, a Swede who lost his daughter Yohana, said he was still haunted by her passing.
Lars, however, applauded the police for their success in investigating the case.
"But I still don't understand why they keep stalling the execution of the perpetrators," he said.
The 2002 Bali bombings took the lives of 202 people, most of whom were foreign tourists, in the popular tourist area of Kuta of Bali, Indonesia.
Indonesian terrorists with links to al-Qaida were found guilty for carrying out the acts.
Three militants on death row -- Imam Samudra, Amrozi, and Ali Gufron -- are among some 30 people sentenced for the attacks.
Source:Xinhua
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