VOICE: Balinese pray at site of bomb blast

Описание: (18 Oct 2002)

VOICED BY: NICOLE CLEMENTS

Bomb Site, Kuta
0.00 Wide shot of people praying in traditional cleansing ritual called "Guru Piduka"
0.04 Various of praying and burning incense sticks
0.16 UPSOUND: Various of ceremony

Denpasar
0.29 UPSOUND: Various of funeral procession, cymbals being played
0.33 Widow of victim killed in bombing walks by
0.38 Closeup of Luh Mendri, wife of Wayan Sukadana:
0.43 Various of symbolic funeral

Bomb Site, Kuta
1.00 Wideshot of procession
1.08 SOUNDBITE; (English) Chief Investigator Indonesian Police, Major General I Mangku Pastika:
1.22 Various of procession
VISION ENDS: 1.42

STORYLINE

Slowly marching past piles of rubble and bouquets of flowers, hundreds of people chanted prayers Friday, saying goodbye to the victims of last weekend's bomb blasts on the Indonesian island, Bali.

Nearby, Australian forensic experts and Indonesia police officers scoured the burned-out remains, searching for clues that might help them catch a suspect in the bombings, which leveled the Sari Club nightclub, killing at least 183 people and injured more than 300.

The site has become a magnet for community leaders, heartbroken relatives and curious tourists, much as ground zero did in the days and months after the September 11 attacks.

VOICEOVER:

0.02
Hundreds of Balinese prayed at the site of the bomb blast that killed more than 180 people in Kuta.

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The traditional ritual is called Guru Piduka. Those taking part ask for forgiveness and a better life.

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UPSOUND - ritual

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As mourners prayed and lit incense - Hindu monks sprinkled the ruins with water.

0.30
UPSOUND - Funeral

0.33
But not all Balinese are able to forgive.

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The wife of a Balinese security guard killed in last Saturday's bombing, says she's now left with two children to raise and no means of income.

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Family and friends performed a symbolic burial for the 36-year-old, who was working at the Sari club that night.

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In the place of a body is a small bundle of soil from the site of the blast, along with flowers and food representing her husband.

0.59
Meanwhile, Indonesia's chief investigator on the blasts claims authorities have made some progress in the search for those responsible.

1.08
SOUNDBITE: (English) Chief Investigator Indonesian Police, Major General I Mangku Pastika:
"So far, we don't have the suspects, but we do have witnesses, significant witnesses, that we hope that all these witnesses will lead us to the suspects."

1.23
For the families of the Balinese who died in the attack still awaiting identification of their loved ones, it's been a frustrating and agonising week.

1.32
Ceremonies like this go some way to easing the pain.

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