JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) – Three men executed for the deadly 2002 bombings of two nightclubs in Bali, Indonesia, were buried Sunday, before hundreds of emotional supporters.
Early Sunday, the three convicted bombers were executed by firing squad. Imam Samudra, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim and his brother Mukhlas, who is also known as Ali Ghufron, were executed at 12:15 a.m. at Nusa Kampangan prison, said Jasman Panjaitan, a spokesman for Indonesia’s attorney-general.
Autopsies were performed on the men before the bodies were turned over to their families, Panjaitan said.
The bombers’ bodies were taken by helicopters to Tenggulun and Serang, cities in East and West Java province respectively, where thousands of sympathizers and onlookers turned out Sunday for their funeral processions.
In Tenggulun, at least one police officer was injured by “pushing and shoving” between police and funeral-goers.
Some supporters of the bombers, who never expressed remorse for their actions, shouted “God is great!” and called the men holy warriors, The Associated Press reported.
Samudra was returned to his family in Serang for a funeral, news services reported.
The deadly bombing ripped through two popular nightclubs in Kuta, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, in October 2002.
The blasts killed 202 people – more than half foreign tourists – and injured more than 300. Dozens of victims were burned beyond recognition or blown to pieces by the massive blasts.
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A bold step by the Indonesian authorities. It should send a message to others who have similar ambitions.
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