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Article: Bali nightclub bombing kills 171 in what police call Indonesia's worst act of terror
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- AP Worldstream
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- October 13, 2002
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Dateline: BALI, Indonesia
A huge blast destroyed a nightclub on the tourist island of Bali,
sparking a devastating inferno that killed at least 171 people and
wounded more than 300 _ many of them foreigners. Officials said it
was the worst act of terrorism in Indonesia's history.
Witnesses said that the nightclub explosion came from a vehicle, bolstering
theories of a huge car bomb. Authorities said a second bomb exploded
near the island's U.S. consular office. Police said there were no
casualties in the second explosion.
The blasts came three days after the U.S. State Department issued
a worldwide alert for terror attacks and highlighted fears by the
United States ...