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Australia remembers the Bali bombing victims

Family and friends of the victims during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings at Coogee Beach in Sydney

Family and friends of the victims during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings at Coogee Beach in Sydney Source: AAP / NIKKI SHORT/AAPIMAGE

Twenty years ago, as friends, families and football teams were enjoying their Balinese holidays, two bombs were detonated in the heart of Kuta Beach. 202 people were killed - among them, 88 Australians - and hundreds more were injured. It was - and remains - the largest loss of Australian life in a single terror attack. The country has paused to reflect on what it lost.



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