Opinions split as executions of Bali bombers near


  • World
  • Tuesday, 04 Nov 2008

TENGGULUN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Some see Indonesia's three Bali bombers as misguided militants, others consider them martyrs to a cause. Either way, the bombers have acquired celebrity status in local media in recent weeks.

The attorney general's office has said the three militants -- Imam Samudra, Mukhlas and Amrozi -- would be executed in early November for their role in the 2002 nightclub bombings on the resort island, in which 202 people died.

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