Prince Charles, John Howard attend Bali memorial service

Prince Charles, John Howard attend Bali memorial service

Agencies, London

"I don't think I can forgive," said Amanda Braden, whose son
Daniel was killed along with 190 other Westerners when a bomb
exploded on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali in October.

Braden, speaking after a memorial service on Wednesday, was
rejecting an appeal for forgiveness by a suspect in her son's
killing and said she did not believe the man was sincere.

A suspect held in Indonesia, Ali Imron, appealed for
understanding on Tuesday. "I am remorseful. I beg forgiveness
from the families of the victims," he told a news conference.

Unlike judicial systems in the West, Indonesian authorities
often give the media considerable access to suspects.

Daniel Braden's sister, Claire, condemned that coverage.

"We feel that the suspects are getting too much publicity. We
don't think they should be on TV," she said.

The Braden family spoke out after the memorial service for the
dead at London's Southwark Cathedral, where 800 mourners were
joined by Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, and
Australian Prime Minister John Howard.

Braden's father, Alex, said the service reminded him his
family were not alone.

"It brought home to us how many other people are in the same
situation. Normally you are the only one," he said. "We have up
days and down days. Today was an up day."

Mourners were visibly moved as a misty drizzle enveloped the
cathedral, London's oldest gothic church. One woman, dressed in
black, spread out a white tissue on her lap before the service
began and dabbed her eyes throughout.

The congregation offered up prayers for victims and bombers
alike.

British Foreign Minister Jack Straw read a passage from the
Bible. Richard Harries, Bishop of Oxford and campaigner against
the arms trade, gave a sermon sounding a note of caution on the
war on terror.

"Terrorism remains a threat and it must be defeated. But
defeating it involves more than good intelligence and the
appropriate use of force. It involves confidence in the values we
hold," the bishop said.

Twenty-six candles representing the Britons who died in the
Bali bomb attack were lit on Wednesday at the memorial service
held by their family and friends.

On the four-month anniversary of the devastating blast which
tore through two nightclubs on the Indonesian holiday island,
more than 800 people gathered at Southwark Cathedral in central
London.

Nearly 600 of those were relatives of the dead or those who
had survived the atrocity, which police have blamed on Jamaah
Islamiyah, a radical Islamic group linked to Osama bin Laden's
al-Qaeda network.

Prime Minister Tony Blair was away from London in the
afternoon, attending talks with Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern on
the Northern Ireland peace process.

During the emotional service in the Anglican church on the
south bank of the River Thames, schoolchildren presented
relatives with Indonesian orchids.

The children made their way down the aisles handing out the
bright fuchsia-pink flowers as an Indonesian musical ensemble
played a traditional Balinese piece.