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It was the largest loss of australian life due to an act of terror and we have been hearing from various government ministers today. the energy minister chris bowen said that australians would have every right to be disappointed and concerned at the early release of umar patek. mr bowen did stress however that australians had to understand and respect differences in the indonesian justice system. survivors of the bali bombing have been giving their reaction too. one man saying it was fanciful to...

Indonesian prison authorities say that umar patek, who is in his mid—50s, has participated in various anti—radicalisation activities and they are hoping that he will help to steer other younger people away from a life of extremism. as far as the indonesians are concerned he has been given remission for good behaviour and also the system of giving prisoners time off from their sentence is to do with independence day, and other public events. so indonesia believes that this man has been reform...

Market amputations and left leg above the knee missing and half right foot. my life has changed forever on that night, thats split—2nd that bomb went off. 88 of the victims came from australia and our correspondent phil mercer gave this update from sydney. it was the largest loss of australian life due to an act of terror and we have been hearing from various government ministers today. the energy minister, chris bowen, said that australians would have every right to be disappointed and concer...

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One of the bombmakers in the Bali blasts that killed more than 200 people two decades ago was released on parole on Wednesday after serving half of his sentence, an Indonesian official said, despite protests from Australia.

Figure in thejemaah islamiyah militant organisation linked to al qaeda had been reformed in prison. so the consequences, the trauma and the grief of these attacks more than 20 years ago still linger here in australia and the release of this man will be felt very keenly by many people whose lives were affected by it. he is being released early on parole because of good behaviour. indonesian prison authorities say that umar patek, who is in his mid—50s, has participated in various de—radicalis...

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Umar Patek, the bombmaker in the deadly 2002 Bali bombings, was released on Wednesday (7 Dec), much to the anger of Australians.

Umar Patek has expressed regret for his role in the 2002 attacks, but his parole has been greeted with anger in Australia, which lost 88 citizens in the attack.