Those who Escaped and Survived

Fighting against ongoing illness, trauma, depression, sadness, and their protracted fear, the victims who escaped the Bali and Marriott bombs are still trying hard to retrace their steps back to a normal life. They are now mostly in Bali, Jakarta, and Australia. What condition are they now in? And what did their spiritual and physical healing process entail?

October 14, 2003

TEMPO has recorded the experiences of several people who were bombing victims themselves, and those who lost close family members. Here are some excerpts.

Ni Luh Erniati, 32

Lively 7-year old, Putu Agus Iriawan, frequently asks Ni Luh Erniati this question, "Mum, where could Dad have been reincarnated, do you think?" Hearing this from her oldest, the mother of two, who suddenly became a widow at the young age of 31, can only wipe away her

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