2002 Bali bombings: A car-bomb on the
Indonesian island of
Bali explodes outside a nightclub killing at least 182 people, 75% of whom are said to have been foreign holidaymakers. Another 210 people are said to have been injured. The principal suspects for this
terrorist incident are a group seeking to establish an Islamic state in Indonesia,
Jemaah Islamiyah, although it could equally be the work of
al-Qaeda. Another bomb explodes at around the same time in the nearby town of
Denpasar, Bali. It had been said to be an attack on Australian holidaymakers due to its role in the liberation of
East Timor.
Ethnic rioting in India results in numerous deaths. The riots are said to be a reaction to recent public comments by
Jerry Falwell, American televangelist, derogatory of the Islamic
prophet,
Muhammad.