Bali Community and Tourism Leader Respond to Latest Bali Bombing-2nd October 2005
2nd October 2005
PRESS RELEASE - BALI TOURISM BOARD
For more information contact:
BALI TOURISM BOARD
Jl. Raya Puputan No. 41, Renon Denpasar
Telp. 62 361 235600, 243225, 244586, 243205
Fax. 62 361 239200, 244263
Email: info@bali-tourism-board.com or asitabali@dps.centrin.net.id
Bali Community and Tourism Leader Respond to Latest Bali Bombing
Early on the morning of Sunday. October 2, 2005, community leaders and representatives of Bali's tourism industry convened an emergency meeting following the tragic bombing of two Bali dining venues the night before.
In a meeting chaired by the Chairman of the Bali Tourism Board (BTB), Bagus Sudibya, members of the Balinese community and travel industry were immediately deployed to assist in the relief and humanitarian efforts already underway. To assist visitors to Bali, those injured in the latest attack, and the families of the bereaved, BTB is setting up coordination centers at the Bali International Airport and the Sanglah General Hospital in downtown Denpasar. To keep the world community informed of developments in the ongoing investigation and rescue efforts, BTB is establishing a press center in the Inna Kuta Hotel along Bali's famous Kuta beach.
"The world-wide threat of terrorism has sadly returned to Bali after an absence of three years and interim visits to London, Egypt, Spain, Thailand and other countries," said Sudibya in commenting on the latest bombing. "That we are all victims of a common enemy is underlined by the fact that, once again, Balinese and Indonesian together with foreign tourists lost their lives and sustained serious injuries in this latest attack."
Indonesian leaders have unanimously condemned the latest outrage with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono flying to Bali on Sunday to personally survey the destruction, console the grieving and injured,and coordinate the intensive manhunt for those responsible for the attack.
NOTE TO PRESS: Daily press briefings will be organized by the Bali Tourism Board at the Inna Kuta Hotel. For details, please contact BALI TOURISM BOARD Jl. Raya Puputan No. 41, Renon Denpasar
Telp. 62 361 235600, 243225, 244586, 243205
Fax. 62 361 239200, 244263
Email: info@bali-tourism-board.com or asitabali@dps.centrin.net.id
