Bali Prepares to Mark 2002 Suicide Attacks 11 Days After Suicide Attacks

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Bali Prepares to Mark 2002 Suicide Attacks 11 Days After Bombings

BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Survivors and relatives of those killed in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings gathered at the site of the attacks Wednesday to remember the 202 people killed and to send a defiant message to the al-Qaida linked terrorists who allegedly carried them out.

Snipers were deployed on buildings and thousands of troops were stationed at beaches, resorts and businesses close to the site in the heart of the tourist district where militants blew up two packed nightclubs on Oct. 12, 2002.

Fewer than 200 people turned out on Wednesday - many of them tourists dressed in shorts, flip-flops and baseball caps - in part because of tensions following the suicide bombings just 11 days ago.

The site of the 2002 attacks is a short walk away from one of the three cafes targeted Oct. 1 by the bombers in blasts that killed 23 people, including the three attackers, and wounded more than 100 others.