2002 Bali bombings remembered in UK

2002 Bali bombings remembered in UK

UK: A memorial to the victims of the 2002 Bali bombings is to
be erected in London, a group representing family members
announced on Sunday.

Westminster City Council, the authority governing the center
of the British capital, has granted permission for the granite
and stone structure, a 1.5 meter diameter globe depicting a dove
for each of the 202 victims of the blasts on Oct. 12, 2002.
Twenty-eight of the dead were British.

It will also bear the inscription: "You were robbed of life,
Your spirit enriches ours."

The announcement follows a new wave of blasts on the popular
tourist island on Saturday that left at least 26 people dead just
days before the third anniversary of the 2002 attacks.

Alex Braden, whose 28-year-old son Daniel was killed in 2002
while on a rugby tour in Bali, said the UK Bali Bombings Victims
Group had battled hard to win permission for the memorial.

The globe will be placed in Saint James's Park in central
London, close to the headquarters of Britain's Foreign Office,
which has pledged money toward the memorial. -- AFP