Bali blasts' victims plan memorial in UK<\/p>\n
Emily Rotberg, Associated Press\/London<\/p>\n
Families of the British victims of the 2002 terrorist bombings in
\nBali, Indonesia, announced plans on Thursday for a permanent
\nmemorial in London's St. James Park.<\/p>\n
The UK Bali Bombing Victims' Group, a support and advocacy
\ngroup established by the 26 British families who lost loved ones
\nin the bombings, will submit a planning application for the
\nmemorial to Westminster Council on Friday.<\/p>\n
Matthew Arnold, whose brother Timothy, 43, died in the
\nbombing, said a permanent memorial had long been an important
\ngoal for the group.<\/p>\n
\"We wanted to make sure that everybody who died is going to be
\nproperly remembered in an elegant and simple way,\" Arnold said.<\/p>\n
Sketches of the memorial feature a wall bearing engraved names
\nof each of the bombing's 202 victims and a granite sphere covered
\nin 202 individually carved doves.<\/p>\n
Jocelyn Waller, who lost his son Ed in the bombing, said
\nsculptor Garry Breeze's design was \"very moving, very striking.\"
\nWaller said he hoped the memorial could help bring closure to
\nvictims' families while bringing public attention to the
\nseriousness of the bombing.<\/p>\n
\"I think my own son would have said, 'Dad, get on with life',\"
\nWaller said. \"A London memorial will be an event which will sort
\nof put this thing to rest.\"<\/p>\n
Ed Waller, 26, was working in Hong Kong when he went to Bali
\non a rugby trip with 10 friends. Only one of the group survived
\nthe bombings.<\/p>\n
The group of family members hopes to unveil the memorial on
\nOct. 12, 2005, the third anniversary of the bombing.<\/p>\n
Two back-to-back bombings hit nightclubs in the town of Kuta
\non the Indonesian island of Bali. The blasts targeted an area
\npopular with foreign tourists.<\/p>\n
In addition to the dead, 209 people were injured. The victims
\ncame from 22 countries, with the largest number from Australia.<\/p>\n
Other memorials for the attack have been constructed in Kuta
\nand in the Australian cities of Sydney and Perth.<\/p>\n
Waller said the group would finance the London memorial
\nthrough private funding and a contribution from the British
\ngovernment.<\/p>",
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