No Safe Heaven

Bali security precautions in the aftermath of the bomb blasts are lax. Police claim they lack funds.

October 14, 2003

ITS still early in the evening. The ferryboat harbor of Gilimanuk, Bali, looks overcrowded. A row of private cars, trucks, and buses that have just come off a ferry is lining up at a checkpoint. Strict uniformed officers from Jembrana Regency check the passengers identity cards (KTP). A large notice board of the Bali Provincial Administration carries an instruction for arrivals to show their KTPs. Anyone who is not in possession of an identity ca

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