Memorial unveiled in UK for Bali bombing victims

LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall unveiled a memorial today for the victims of the Bali bombings on the fourth anniversary of the deadly attacks.

At a ceremony at St James's Park in central London the royal couple were joined by survivors of the attacks and friends and relations of the victims.

The bombings of two nightclubs in Kuta Beach on Octber 12, 2002 killed 202 people, most of them Western tourists, and were blamed on the Southeast Asia militant group, Jemaah Islamiah.

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said the memorial, a granite globe carved with 202 doves, would ''stand for ever as a testament'' as she read out the names of the 28 Britons who died.

''It will stand as a testament to your love for those you lost on that day, as a testament to the nation's solidarity with you, and to your strength, commitment and determination that it should be built,'' she said.

The memorial, designed by sculptor Garry Breeze, stands before a curved wall listing the names of those who died.

The Foreign Office contributed 267,000 pounds towards its cost.

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