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It's now looking like hundreds of people were killed, and many of them are Australians 
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taken from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2002/10/i...13061449_1.htm
At least 150 killed in Bali bomb blasts
Hospital officials in Bali say more than 150 people are confirmed dead, including an unknown number of Australians, after a huge bomb blast destroyed two crowded clubs in the tourist district of Kuta Beach.
The victims also include Britons, French and Canadians, and authorities say the death toll is likely to rise.
The explosion completely destroyed the Padi and Sari clubs on Kuta's main entertainment strip at around 11.00pm local time, causing damage to buildings as far as half a kilometre away.
The biggest bomb went off at the Sari Club in Legeon Street, which locals say has a policy of not admitting Indonesians, only Westerners, and this part of Kuta is a focal point for young Australians to stay and go clubbing in.
Eyewitnesses described a large crater in the street outside the Sari Club.
The blast also triggered an intense blaze that has burned for hours.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the blast.
The attack destroyed 27 buildings, but police say most of the dead were inside the Sari Club.
A second blast occurred a few hundred metres from the US Consulate in Denpasar, but US officials say at this stage it is unclear if that building was the intended target.
Australian consular officials say the number of Australian casualties will not become clear for sometime.
Australians on group tours, many of them football clubs, have reported numbers yet to be accounted for.
Qantas has begun organising extra flights to evacuate Australian tourists from the island.
Australian and US officials had warned over past months of an increased risk of terror attacks against Westerners in Indonesia.
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taken from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2002/10/i...13061449_1.htm
At least 150 killed in Bali bomb blasts
Hospital officials in Bali say more than 150 people are confirmed dead, including an unknown number of Australians, after a huge bomb blast destroyed two crowded clubs in the tourist district of Kuta Beach.
The victims also include Britons, French and Canadians, and authorities say the death toll is likely to rise.
The explosion completely destroyed the Padi and Sari clubs on Kuta's main entertainment strip at around 11.00pm local time, causing damage to buildings as far as half a kilometre away.
The biggest bomb went off at the Sari Club in Legeon Street, which locals say has a policy of not admitting Indonesians, only Westerners, and this part of Kuta is a focal point for young Australians to stay and go clubbing in.
Eyewitnesses described a large crater in the street outside the Sari Club.
The blast also triggered an intense blaze that has burned for hours.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the blast.
The attack destroyed 27 buildings, but police say most of the dead were inside the Sari Club.
A second blast occurred a few hundred metres from the US Consulate in Denpasar, but US officials say at this stage it is unclear if that building was the intended target.
Australian consular officials say the number of Australian casualties will not become clear for sometime.
Australians on group tours, many of them football clubs, have reported numbers yet to be accounted for.
Qantas has begun organising extra flights to evacuate Australian tourists from the island.
Australian and US officials had warned over past months of an increased risk of terror attacks against Westerners in Indonesia.
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