But I still remember what struck me is they were just so normal. The attack killed 202 people (including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, 23 Britons, and people of more than 20 other nationalities). MCEWAN: [From the restaurant] we saw an inferno in the distance. I thought it was good to keep them as documents of the history of my life. I thought 'there's no way in the world I can get across this once, let alone go over and cross three times and carry a girl back each time'. Indonesian authorities also believe more suspects remain at large. I remember thinking, It is what it is and my whole attitude was getting back to normality as quickly as I could. Engineer David Fyfe was inside Paddy's Bar when the first bomb went off. There's an outward-going lovingness from the Balinese people that everyone who's met them appreciates. And, on the right-hand side, Paddy's Bar was in flames. The work is by sculptor Chris Bennetts and Ishi Buki Sandstone Sculpture. He was severely injured and received significant burns. HP10 9TY. That can only be in a war and Indonesia is not at war."[47]. David Fyfe didn't cry when the nurses told him they had amputated his right leg. MCEWAN: As we were running up PoppiesLane, people were running towards us and away from what they had already experienced. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Many have praised the acts of heroism displayed by strangers on the night of October 12. DE HAART: One thing that does stand out to me is that so many people, so many Australians really stood up that day, even that night. So his family found a new way, In rare attack, polar bear kills mum, 1-year-old infant in remote Alaskan village, Farmer pleads for help to rehome dozens of chickens injured in WA bushfires, Gladstone Hospital secures emergency obstetrician but women still have to travel 100km for births, Heartbroken Nucoal investors find hope in long-running compensation fight, Some of the biggest names in snooker are charged over match-fixing scandal. The media footage was dramatic and horrible. He managed to crawl from the wreckage, despite suffering 50% burns, straight into another blast. The book, Ketika Nurani Bicara (When Conscience Speaks), tells about the bombing from the perspective of three people: a volunteer who helped evacuate a bombing victim who lost her husband in the blast; a victim who struggled to raise her children without her husband; and a terrorist who regrets his involvement in the bombing.[60]. After a. Christine Anu sang The Lighthouse by toxtwo at the opening ceremony. [26], On 13 June 2007, it was reported that Abu Dujana, who might have headed a terrorist cell in Bali, was captured.[27]. The first bomber headed to Paddy's Pub. In the interim, they treated the wounded, managed fluid resuscitation and Vij performed countless escharotomies, an emergency surgical procedure to release the constrictive effects of severely burnt skin. So to see that sort of destruction was on another level. THIOLINA F MARAPAUNG,Indonesian survivor andhead of the Bali Bombing Victims' Association, Isana Dewata Foundation: My two friends suggested [we] drive past [Jalan] Legian because it was Saturday night [and we wanted] to check out how Kuta was during night time. I saw two girls beside the road and said: 'Please look after this girl, I don't know who she is, but she obviously needs help'. I can remember the filthy stench of chloride and a napalm smell. 35 Stirling Highway [1] In addition, Hambali confessed that al-Qaeda had sent him US$30,000 to fund the bombings of the two nightclubs.[2]. Data & Insights is Western Australia's most accurate and comprehensive business listings and searchable database. [When I got] to the army hospital I could hear the noise of a lot of people. Under questioning Amrozi revealed the names of six others involved in the bombing: Ali Imron, Imam Samudra, Dul Matin, Idris, Abdul Ghani and Umar Patek. [33][34][35] On 25 October 2008, Communications and Information Minister asked the Indonesian media to stop calling the three "heroes". Prior to joining Synergy in 2020 as its general manager, commercial, Mr Fyfe was with Western Power for more than 10 years where he was executive manager of operations and acting chief executive. He is believed to have assisted the Bali bomber Amrozi in acquiring some of the explosives used in the Bali bombings. The dedication included a Balinese Hindu ceremony and the opportunity for mourners to lay flowers and other offerings. DE HAART: People wandering around, people in a state of shock. Dr Vij Vijayasekaran, AM MBBS96 was an advanced trainee in plastic surgery and had recently completed a rotation in the Royal Perth Hospital burns unit when he travelled to Bali on holiday with his wife and fellow UWA graduate Dr Priya Thalayasingam, AM MBBS96, an advanced trainee in anaesthetics. It was months after the October 2002 terror attacks, when he was finally discharged from hospital and returned to his Perth home, that the Scottish migrant sat on his couch and did something he had never done before and would never do again. Denpasar court official Nengah Sanjaya said the 3-page appeal would be sent to a Cilacap, central Java court. As noted below, all three were executed on 9 November 2008. Money is being raised through the Dunn & Lewis Youth Development Foundation.[56][57][58]. DEWA KETUT RUDITAWIDYA PUTRA (nickname Deci), Indonesian survivor:We werestuck [in acar] in atraffic jamand our position was right in front of the Sari Club's door. On 14 October, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1438 condemning the attack as a threat to international peace and security. A comic book about the first Bali bombing was launched to promote peace and discourage radicalism and terrorism in Indonesia. The two suicide bombers exploded their devices. His remarkable resilience meant that he was determined to get the most out of life, despite his injuries. Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron were executed by firing squad after midnight on 9 November 2008 (West Indonesian time). We need to be prepared for smaller scale accidents as well as the next disaster. General Pastika ordered his men to make the arrest early the next morning, November. I had been exposed to dead people before as part of my duty, but never more than sort of two or three [at] a time. Police also uncovered training manuals on ambush techniques and numerous articles on jihad. pleased to announce the appointment of Mr David Fyfe as an Independent Non-Executive Director. GREEN: This was the largest bombing I've ever attended, even today It was huge. It was [an] obviously shocking series of events unfolding. Lawyer Imam Asmara Hadi stated: "We have lodged an appeal because we haven't received a copy of the Supreme Court rejection of our previous appeal. ", West Australian Newspapers Limited 2023. The Australian government said it would not ask Indonesia to refrain from using the death penalty. I got on with it. David Fyfe, Synergys head of commercial and its acting chief executive, succeeds Jason Waters, who took the helm of the Perth Mint last month. The cabinets, each containing a potassium chlorate, aluminum powder, sulfur mixture with a TNT booster, was connected by 150 metres (490ft) of PETN-filled detonating cord. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. 12:04pm Oct 12, 2017. DE HAART: I guess I was in a state of shock and this guy came up and he shoved a girl in my arms and said 'look after her' and he turned around and went back into the Sari Club. David Fyfe was in a bar when three terrorist bombs rocked the holiday resort in October 2002. And he said the tragedy spurred him on to lead a new life. Mr Fyfe, 33, said: "I'm at the stage where my prosthetic leg will crack before I do.". Suddenly the lights went off. I did my rehab in Darwin, so eight and a half weeks in Darwin, being the last Australian to get out of that Darwin hospital. First aid and burn innovations that saved lives during the Bali bombings. I remember them trying to keep us cool and trying to attend to our wounds and I had my first amputation in Bali on that left leg above my ankle and on my right foot, on my toes. The rooms were full of patients, the staff [were] completely overworked, people had horrific injuries and burns, many of whom would probably die. Anatomy of a Terrorist Attack: An in-Depth Investigation into the 2002 Bali, Indonesia, Bombings 2007-14 About the Matthew B. Ridgway Center The Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies at the University of Pittsburgh is dedicated to producing original and impartial analysis that informs As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. CSABI: I can't understand what goes through your mind there except when I woke up, I was just looking down. CSABI: I remember being put in the back of a ute and I'd been on a sheet of iron. We went to investigate [the hotel first]and then worked our way towards what ended up being 'Ground Zero'. He still has some metal shrapnel in his old wounds and has undergone many skin grafts and follow-up surgeries. The next thing I remember is waking up in RPH about 12 days later, strapped to a bed in a crucifix position.. Cookies help us improve your website experience. Many of the injured were forced to be flown extreme distances to Darwin (1,800km or 1,100mi) and Perth (2,600km or 1,600mi) for specialist burn treatment. All the pictures too I burnt them all. [20] He remembers seeing glass and rubble on the street. The Australian ambassador and Indonesian officials attended the ceremony. He has a proven track record of delivering customer-focused business strategies and achieving success in the two major government trading enterprises in the energy sector, Mr Johnston said. He said the group had been in Bali for just two days and he and teammate Aaron Cowdery were in Paddys when hell broke loose. Amrozi was asleep in the rear of the house. It was never in my DNA to give up, anyway. Energy Minister Bill Johnston said Mr Fyfes experience across WA places him in a strong position for the challenges and opportunities he will face, as we progress towards a low-carbon, renewable energy future. I refer to him as my first angel of the night. He shies away from giving advice to others facing hardship. ATKINSON: [At the hospital] I asked who was in charge and the doctor came forward with a huge clipboard, who'd been up all night and was white with tirednessHe showed me the names many Australian names and addresses. Locals and tourists,particularly Australian sporting teams celebratingtheirend-of-season break,had flocked to Kuta Beach that dayto enjoy thewarm weather, idyllic beaches and vibrant party scene. Police found receipts for the purchase of chemicals used to make the bombs, as well as a list of expenses incurred in making the bombs. His account of the bombing, his struggle to overcome his horrific injuries and the work of Fiona Wood in saving his life, graphically demonstrated the great work the Foundation has already done and why FPA . In 2005, Indonesian police arrested 24 additional people suspected of involvement in the Bali attacks and a 2003 bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta. There was just bodies lying around on the ground People are staggering helping other people stagger out. HAMMING: From an explosives perspective, we were really keen to see both the Sari Club and the Paddy's Bar scene. David Fyfe, Synergy's head of commercial and its acting chief executive, succeeds Jason Waters, who took the helm of the Perth Mint last month. But trying to explain [the inability to positively identify someone] to a victim's family, who are just caught up in the whole emotion, which you can fully understand, it was quite a task. And I turned around and followed him back into the Sari Club. The total weight of the van bomb was 2,250 pounds (1,020kg). It was a typical Saturday nightin Bali and the Kuta Beach tourist strip was heaving with people. Stuart Anstee, 23 (from Launceston) glass fragments in throat and back removed yesterday at Royal Darwin Hospital. The attack involved the detonation of three bombs: a backpack-mounted device carried by a suicide bomber; a large car bomb, both of which were detonated in or near popular nightclubs in Kuta; and a third much smaller device detonated outside the United States consulate in Denpasar, causing only minor damage. The Indonesian chief of police, General Da'i Bachtiar said that the bombing was the "worst act of terror in Indonesia's history". DECI: There was a woman helping me, telling me to come and that she'll call an ambulance. a 2002 Bali bombing survivor and regularly speaks at events in WA. David Fyfe is linked to 15 organisations which are included in 3 lists - Charitable Organisations, Utilities and Public Infrastructure and State Government Businesses. So I [was] attached to what was called the reconciliation team [which]looks at data and tries to identify the dead and that includes DNA and fingerprints and the traditional sort of forensic methodologies as well. Access to our data for David Fyfe is only available to paid subscribers with Data & Insights access. I'd sort of issued myself last rites, said a prayer. There were people at the hospital, they were buying water and giving people water and they had no medicines left, so they were tipping water over people's wounds. Additional photography courtesy of Reuters, AP and Facebook. He had been tried under retroactive laws which were introduced after the bombing and which were employed to aid the prosecution of those involved in the attack. He is passionate about the research that the Foundation undertakes. And it was that fatwa from Al-Qaeda that was instrumental in inspiring violence from groups in many different places but including among a faction of JI led by Hambali. I never did any interviews with journalists, Inever wanted to. Bali bombings: The 28 British victims of the bombers VIEW COMMENTS 11 October 2012 T wenty-eight Britons were killed during the Bali bombings on October 12, 2002: :: Timothy Arnold, 43, a. The investigators were able to identify the location of a number of the telephones, leading to a series of arrests. I was back part-time, on crutches, in five months.". It tells the story during three different times: the planning a few months before the bombing, its execution in 2002, and the trials in 2003 through the viewpoints of both the victims and the bombers. It was then he discovered his right leg had been removed from below the knee, that he had burns to 50 per cent of his body, and he had many shrapnel wounds. I had surgery that night. I remember waking up 12 days after Bali no idea what had happened, Mr Fyfe said. Broadcast Tue 3 Jul 2018 at 12:40pm. It has different religious traditions, a whole range of different traditions [and]the people are different. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. It is flanked by the national flags of the victims. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Mr Fyfe remembered his relief and joy at being released from RPH, despite Perths summer heat agitating his burns. [55], South of Sydney, in the town of Ulladulla, a large youth centre is being built as a memorial to Craig Dunn and Danny Lewis, two local victims of the bombings. Ninety-four RDX electric detonators were fitted to the TNT. The only time his emotions bubbled to the surface was when he spoke of the medical care he had received. So I did take that on board. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Please try again later. Speaking at a Business News Success and Leadership breakfast this morning, Mr Fyfe recounted the moment the bomb went off as he was on a dancefloor, metres away from the blast in Kuta, in October 2002. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. Join the Business News community for the latest news headlines, straight to your inbox, twice daily. I can still picture that day. Engineer David Fyfe was inside Paddy's Bar when the first bomb went off. It was October 12, 2002, and the night was just getting started. The University of Western Australia is offering more courses than ever before. Share on Facebook. A memorial to seven residents of Sutherland Shire who were victims is at Cronulla. The majority found that this argument was inconsistent with the text of Article 28I(1) which states that the rights listed there "cannot be limited under any circumstances.". "I felt a massive rush of hot air just past my head when I was on the ground. He said the support around him, including from fiancee Joanne Rowan, had been incredible. I couldn't really see, my body was covered in blood. Were working to restore it. He came close to losing both legs. Now the expat has recalled the moment he was blown up in a documentary for Australian television. I was quite young, I was 25 at the time. Once they pulled me out of the wheel chair I don't remember anything else. On 12 October 2010, Australian and Indonesian survivors of the 2002 bombings attended a solemn commemoration service to mark the eighth anniversary of the devastating attacks.[48]. On arrival, the army medical team, which included intensivists and a surgeon, furthered the triage process, performed emergency escharotomies and administered much needed analgesia. The large, high-temperature blast damage produced by this mixture was similar to a thermobaric explosive,[21] although the bombers may not have known this. On their arrival to Sanglah hospital it became clear that adequate treatment for those severely injured had to be sought elsewhere. [7], Damage to the densely populated residential and commercial district was immense, destroying neighbouring buildings and shattering windows several blocks away. The former Scot has been running Synergy, which has more than one million customers, in an acting capacity since Mr Waters stepped down in February. GREEN: On my first rotation over there, I was assisting on the criminal side of the investigation. It was horrible. On 15 October 2004, he was arrested by the Indonesian authorities and charged with involvement in another bomb attack, which killed 14 people at the J. W. Marriott hotel in Jakarta on 5 August 2003. A Seconds from Disaster episode, "Bali Bombings", was a documentary telling the story of what happened, and looking at what happened after the incident. I was covered in blood. CSABI: It's like one of those large, six-foot gas cylinders blowing up right next to you, exploding. DE HAART: I started making my way down Poppies Laneand, as I got closer to the front, there were people running, getting away from the flames. Ben Davis, early 20s (from Hobart) in Melbourne's St Vincents Hospital with burns to hands in a stable condition. This is his story. Other Australian victims were honored in a video shown on the stadium's video screens before the game, with the attendees including Melbourne players Steven Febey and Steven Armstrong, who were both injured in the blast, and representatives from five Australian rules football clubs who lost players in the attacks were presented to the crowd. [29] He was also stated to have orchestrated numerous Jemaah Islamiyah-related incidents in the past and been one of the executives of said terrorist group.[30]. The doctors suspected I would be off work for 12 months. The local Sanglah Hospital was ill-equipped to deal with the scale of the disaster and was overwhelmed with the number of injured, particularly burn victims. I kept calling out for help. [4], Various members of Jemaah Islamiyah, a violent Islamist group, were convicted in relation to the bombings, including three individuals who were sentenced to death. Quite a few people had got out. "I just had one day at home, when I was sitting on my couch. And my condition was not good. [9], A report released in August 2005 by the United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO) described the events as follows:[10]. ATKINSON:Outside [the hospital], ambulances and trucks were arriving all the time, bringing more bodies. But we were running concurrently, what was effectively a murder investigation [of] a terrorist bombing that killed 202 people, including the 88 Australians [and] at the same time, we were running a disaster victim identification [investigation of] those 202 people. [41] In the final moment, there was no remorse or repentance, and they shouted: Allahu Akbar, or "God is great! He was singled out for praise with the award of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on 13 June 2005.[14][15]. That I found, I think, at the time, difficult to deal with. But for someone to have been involved in something of that nature, against innocent people [who] were just there on holidays and enjoying a good time, for them to just look like anyone else that I'd walk past in Bali, it was really challenging to deal with. The plaques carry the victims' photos, names, and ages; and also details of the event, the design's symbolism, its dedication, and a poem written by the families of the victims. Being a survivorfor me is a life sentenceEvery time the families get together there's a hole where their sons were or their daughters were or their husbands and then in the last 20 years, there's been so much that'shappened So it's difficult to move on. Mr Fyfe has since emerged as a passionate advocate of RPH and Professor Woods Fiona Wood Foundation, where he has been a board member since 2013. (Reuters: David Gray PB)ALAN ATKINSON, former ABC journalist and one of the first reporters on the scene: It was Saturday . We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. A steady line of cars passed by, offeringpassengers a glimpse into Bali's party scene from the safety of their tinted windows. The largest group among those killed were tourists from Australia with 88 fatalities. The University of Western Australia acknowledges that its campus is situated on Noongar land, and that Noongar people remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land, and continue to practise their values, languages, beliefs and knowledge. I heard someone say that her eye lens are broken and they must be operated on tonight. "[42] Despite his carefree demeanor throughout his trial and incarceration, the Australian edition of The Daily Telegraph reported Amrozi was pale-faced and shaking in the moments before his execution. Bali bombing survivor Dave Fyfe while in a coma at Royal Perth Hospital. A permanent memorial was built on the site of the destroyed Paddy's Pub on Legian Street. I was informed that might have been six or seven [minutes] after the blast. The way that the device was put to the suspects, the way that we thought the device had been constructed, was almost perfect. The boys were a matter of only five minutes away from the site when the bombs went off, but lifes full of sliding door moments.. West Australian Newspapers Limited 2023. The other boys got held up doing different stuff, including arguing with a money changer for short-changing them which potentially ended up saving their lives. On 15 August, Riduan Isamuddin, generally known as Hambali, described as the operational chief of Jemaah Islamiyah was arrested in Ayutthaya, Thailand, the old capital one hour's drive north of Bangkok. In 2011, Mr Fyfe graduated with a UWA Graduate Certificate in Business and is now the CEO of Synergy. In Lincoln Square on the western side of Swanston Street in Carlton, Melbourne, is a memorial representing the 88 Australians who died in the bombings, and notably the 22 from Victoria. He confessed that visiting the Kuta memorial had provoked tears, which often flowed for others who lost so much in 2002. I met up with JodieCearns I didn't know she'd come back from Europe. He spent 24 hours in a Bali's Sanglah Hospital before being flown to Darwin, where a doctor amputated his leg. I could feel the car lift up off the ground. Then when we entered onto the Jalan Legian, right outside Paddy's Bar, there was hundreds of people Just chaos. And then I thought 'ohshit, that looks like it's near the Sari Club.'. But my instincts fight or flight kicked in and I just started crawling and then I crawled to the front of the club. Further search of Amrozi's home revealed copies of speeches by Osama bin Laden, and Abu Bakar Bashir, the radical Indonesian Muslim cleric reputed to be the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah. "I remember sitting down and lying back and feeling my legs. Her body has been returned to SA. [At some point] I said 'I need some tourniquets, I'm bleeding out here'. Then I was out. The Constitutional Court is a relatively new body, created after the fall of Suharto, and this decision was one of the first to overrule the constitutionality of the government's application of a law. contact the editor here. After a long rehabilitation process, McCartney returned for a single AFL match: North Melbourne vs. Richmond at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on 6 June 2003. The speeches exhorted listeners to wage jihad. Laura Shuttleworth has married. The environment was one of extremely limited equipment and resources but enormous human spirit. "I call it my moment of acceptance," Mr Fyfe said yesterday. 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But I still remember what struck me is they were just so normal. The attack killed 202 people (including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, 23 Britons, and people of more than 20 other nationalities). MCEWAN: [From the restaurant] we saw an inferno in the distance. I thought it was good to keep them as documents of the history of my life. I thought 'there's no way in the world I can get across this once, let alone go over and cross three times and carry a girl back each time'. Indonesian authorities also believe more suspects remain at large. I remember thinking, It is what it is and my whole attitude was getting back to normality as quickly as I could. Engineer David Fyfe was inside Paddy's Bar when the first bomb went off. There's an outward-going lovingness from the Balinese people that everyone who's met them appreciates. And, on the right-hand side, Paddy's Bar was in flames. The work is by sculptor Chris Bennetts and Ishi Buki Sandstone Sculpture. He was severely injured and received significant burns. HP10 9TY. That can only be in a war and Indonesia is not at war."[47]. David Fyfe didn't cry when the nurses told him they had amputated his right leg. MCEWAN: As we were running up PoppiesLane, people were running towards us and away from what they had already experienced. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Many have praised the acts of heroism displayed by strangers on the night of October 12. DE HAART: One thing that does stand out to me is that so many people, so many Australians really stood up that day, even that night. So his family found a new way, In rare attack, polar bear kills mum, 1-year-old infant in remote Alaskan village, Farmer pleads for help to rehome dozens of chickens injured in WA bushfires, Gladstone Hospital secures emergency obstetrician but women still have to travel 100km for births, Heartbroken Nucoal investors find hope in long-running compensation fight, Some of the biggest names in snooker are charged over match-fixing scandal. The media footage was dramatic and horrible. He managed to crawl from the wreckage, despite suffering 50% burns, straight into another blast. The book, Ketika Nurani Bicara (When Conscience Speaks), tells about the bombing from the perspective of three people: a volunteer who helped evacuate a bombing victim who lost her husband in the blast; a victim who struggled to raise her children without her husband; and a terrorist who regrets his involvement in the bombing.[60]. After a. Christine Anu sang The Lighthouse by toxtwo at the opening ceremony. [26], On 13 June 2007, it was reported that Abu Dujana, who might have headed a terrorist cell in Bali, was captured.[27]. The first bomber headed to Paddy's Pub. In the interim, they treated the wounded, managed fluid resuscitation and Vij performed countless escharotomies, an emergency surgical procedure to release the constrictive effects of severely burnt skin. So to see that sort of destruction was on another level. THIOLINA F MARAPAUNG,Indonesian survivor andhead of the Bali Bombing Victims' Association, Isana Dewata Foundation: My two friends suggested [we] drive past [Jalan] Legian because it was Saturday night [and we wanted] to check out how Kuta was during night time. I saw two girls beside the road and said: 'Please look after this girl, I don't know who she is, but she obviously needs help'. I can remember the filthy stench of chloride and a napalm smell. 35 Stirling Highway [1] In addition, Hambali confessed that al-Qaeda had sent him US$30,000 to fund the bombings of the two nightclubs.[2]. Data & Insights is Western Australia's most accurate and comprehensive business listings and searchable database. [When I got] to the army hospital I could hear the noise of a lot of people. Under questioning Amrozi revealed the names of six others involved in the bombing: Ali Imron, Imam Samudra, Dul Matin, Idris, Abdul Ghani and Umar Patek. [33][34][35] On 25 October 2008, Communications and Information Minister asked the Indonesian media to stop calling the three "heroes". Prior to joining Synergy in 2020 as its general manager, commercial, Mr Fyfe was with Western Power for more than 10 years where he was executive manager of operations and acting chief executive. He is believed to have assisted the Bali bomber Amrozi in acquiring some of the explosives used in the Bali bombings. The dedication included a Balinese Hindu ceremony and the opportunity for mourners to lay flowers and other offerings. DE HAART: People wandering around, people in a state of shock. Dr Vij Vijayasekaran, AM MBBS96 was an advanced trainee in plastic surgery and had recently completed a rotation in the Royal Perth Hospital burns unit when he travelled to Bali on holiday with his wife and fellow UWA graduate Dr Priya Thalayasingam, AM MBBS96, an advanced trainee in anaesthetics. It was months after the October 2002 terror attacks, when he was finally discharged from hospital and returned to his Perth home, that the Scottish migrant sat on his couch and did something he had never done before and would never do again. Denpasar court official Nengah Sanjaya said the 3-page appeal would be sent to a Cilacap, central Java court. As noted below, all three were executed on 9 November 2008. Money is being raised through the Dunn & Lewis Youth Development Foundation.[56][57][58]. DEWA KETUT RUDITAWIDYA PUTRA (nickname Deci), Indonesian survivor:We werestuck [in acar] in atraffic jamand our position was right in front of the Sari Club's door. On 14 October, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1438 condemning the attack as a threat to international peace and security. A comic book about the first Bali bombing was launched to promote peace and discourage radicalism and terrorism in Indonesia. The two suicide bombers exploded their devices. His remarkable resilience meant that he was determined to get the most out of life, despite his injuries. Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron were executed by firing squad after midnight on 9 November 2008 (West Indonesian time). We need to be prepared for smaller scale accidents as well as the next disaster. General Pastika ordered his men to make the arrest early the next morning, November. I had been exposed to dead people before as part of my duty, but never more than sort of two or three [at] a time. Police also uncovered training manuals on ambush techniques and numerous articles on jihad. pleased to announce the appointment of Mr David Fyfe as an Independent Non-Executive Director. GREEN: This was the largest bombing I've ever attended, even today It was huge. It was [an] obviously shocking series of events unfolding. Lawyer Imam Asmara Hadi stated: "We have lodged an appeal because we haven't received a copy of the Supreme Court rejection of our previous appeal. ", West Australian Newspapers Limited 2023. The Australian government said it would not ask Indonesia to refrain from using the death penalty. I got on with it. David Fyfe, Synergys head of commercial and its acting chief executive, succeeds Jason Waters, who took the helm of the Perth Mint last month. The cabinets, each containing a potassium chlorate, aluminum powder, sulfur mixture with a TNT booster, was connected by 150 metres (490ft) of PETN-filled detonating cord. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. 12:04pm Oct 12, 2017. DE HAART: I guess I was in a state of shock and this guy came up and he shoved a girl in my arms and said 'look after her' and he turned around and went back into the Sari Club. David Fyfe was in a bar when three terrorist bombs rocked the holiday resort in October 2002. And he said the tragedy spurred him on to lead a new life. Mr Fyfe, 33, said: "I'm at the stage where my prosthetic leg will crack before I do.". Suddenly the lights went off. I did my rehab in Darwin, so eight and a half weeks in Darwin, being the last Australian to get out of that Darwin hospital. First aid and burn innovations that saved lives during the Bali bombings. I remember them trying to keep us cool and trying to attend to our wounds and I had my first amputation in Bali on that left leg above my ankle and on my right foot, on my toes. The rooms were full of patients, the staff [were] completely overworked, people had horrific injuries and burns, many of whom would probably die. Anatomy of a Terrorist Attack: An in-Depth Investigation into the 2002 Bali, Indonesia, Bombings 2007-14 About the Matthew B. Ridgway Center The Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies at the University of Pittsburgh is dedicated to producing original and impartial analysis that informs As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. CSABI: I can't understand what goes through your mind there except when I woke up, I was just looking down. CSABI: I remember being put in the back of a ute and I'd been on a sheet of iron. We went to investigate [the hotel first]and then worked our way towards what ended up being 'Ground Zero'. He still has some metal shrapnel in his old wounds and has undergone many skin grafts and follow-up surgeries. The next thing I remember is waking up in RPH about 12 days later, strapped to a bed in a crucifix position.. Cookies help us improve your website experience. Many of the injured were forced to be flown extreme distances to Darwin (1,800km or 1,100mi) and Perth (2,600km or 1,600mi) for specialist burn treatment. All the pictures too I burnt them all. [20] He remembers seeing glass and rubble on the street. The Australian ambassador and Indonesian officials attended the ceremony. He has a proven track record of delivering customer-focused business strategies and achieving success in the two major government trading enterprises in the energy sector, Mr Johnston said. He said the group had been in Bali for just two days and he and teammate Aaron Cowdery were in Paddys when hell broke loose. Amrozi was asleep in the rear of the house. It was never in my DNA to give up, anyway. Energy Minister Bill Johnston said Mr Fyfes experience across WA places him in a strong position for the challenges and opportunities he will face, as we progress towards a low-carbon, renewable energy future. I refer to him as my first angel of the night. He shies away from giving advice to others facing hardship. ATKINSON: [At the hospital] I asked who was in charge and the doctor came forward with a huge clipboard, who'd been up all night and was white with tirednessHe showed me the names many Australian names and addresses. Locals and tourists,particularly Australian sporting teams celebratingtheirend-of-season break,had flocked to Kuta Beach that dayto enjoy thewarm weather, idyllic beaches and vibrant party scene. Police found receipts for the purchase of chemicals used to make the bombs, as well as a list of expenses incurred in making the bombs. His account of the bombing, his struggle to overcome his horrific injuries and the work of Fiona Wood in saving his life, graphically demonstrated the great work the Foundation has already done and why FPA . In 2005, Indonesian police arrested 24 additional people suspected of involvement in the Bali attacks and a 2003 bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta. There was just bodies lying around on the ground People are staggering helping other people stagger out. HAMMING: From an explosives perspective, we were really keen to see both the Sari Club and the Paddy's Bar scene. David Fyfe, Synergy's head of commercial and its acting chief executive, succeeds Jason Waters, who took the helm of the Perth Mint last month. But trying to explain [the inability to positively identify someone] to a victim's family, who are just caught up in the whole emotion, which you can fully understand, it was quite a task. And I turned around and followed him back into the Sari Club. The total weight of the van bomb was 2,250 pounds (1,020kg). It was a typical Saturday nightin Bali and the Kuta Beach tourist strip was heaving with people. Stuart Anstee, 23 (from Launceston) glass fragments in throat and back removed yesterday at Royal Darwin Hospital. The attack involved the detonation of three bombs: a backpack-mounted device carried by a suicide bomber; a large car bomb, both of which were detonated in or near popular nightclubs in Kuta; and a third much smaller device detonated outside the United States consulate in Denpasar, causing only minor damage. The Indonesian chief of police, General Da'i Bachtiar said that the bombing was the "worst act of terror in Indonesia's history". DECI: There was a woman helping me, telling me to come and that she'll call an ambulance. a 2002 Bali bombing survivor and regularly speaks at events in WA. David Fyfe is linked to 15 organisations which are included in 3 lists - Charitable Organisations, Utilities and Public Infrastructure and State Government Businesses. So I [was] attached to what was called the reconciliation team [which]looks at data and tries to identify the dead and that includes DNA and fingerprints and the traditional sort of forensic methodologies as well. Access to our data for David Fyfe is only available to paid subscribers with Data & Insights access. I'd sort of issued myself last rites, said a prayer. There were people at the hospital, they were buying water and giving people water and they had no medicines left, so they were tipping water over people's wounds. Additional photography courtesy of Reuters, AP and Facebook. He had been tried under retroactive laws which were introduced after the bombing and which were employed to aid the prosecution of those involved in the attack. He is passionate about the research that the Foundation undertakes. And it was that fatwa from Al-Qaeda that was instrumental in inspiring violence from groups in many different places but including among a faction of JI led by Hambali. I never did any interviews with journalists, Inever wanted to. Bali bombings: The 28 British victims of the bombers VIEW COMMENTS 11 October 2012 T wenty-eight Britons were killed during the Bali bombings on October 12, 2002: :: Timothy Arnold, 43, a. The investigators were able to identify the location of a number of the telephones, leading to a series of arrests. I was back part-time, on crutches, in five months.". It tells the story during three different times: the planning a few months before the bombing, its execution in 2002, and the trials in 2003 through the viewpoints of both the victims and the bombers. It was then he discovered his right leg had been removed from below the knee, that he had burns to 50 per cent of his body, and he had many shrapnel wounds. I had surgery that night. I remember waking up 12 days after Bali no idea what had happened, Mr Fyfe said. Broadcast Tue 3 Jul 2018 at 12:40pm. It has different religious traditions, a whole range of different traditions [and]the people are different. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. It is flanked by the national flags of the victims. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Mr Fyfe remembered his relief and joy at being released from RPH, despite Perths summer heat agitating his burns. [55], South of Sydney, in the town of Ulladulla, a large youth centre is being built as a memorial to Craig Dunn and Danny Lewis, two local victims of the bombings. Ninety-four RDX electric detonators were fitted to the TNT. The only time his emotions bubbled to the surface was when he spoke of the medical care he had received. So I did take that on board. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Please try again later. Speaking at a Business News Success and Leadership breakfast this morning, Mr Fyfe recounted the moment the bomb went off as he was on a dancefloor, metres away from the blast in Kuta, in October 2002. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. Join the Business News community for the latest news headlines, straight to your inbox, twice daily. I can still picture that day. Engineer David Fyfe was inside Paddy's Bar when the first bomb went off. It was October 12, 2002, and the night was just getting started. The University of Western Australia is offering more courses than ever before. Share on Facebook. A memorial to seven residents of Sutherland Shire who were victims is at Cronulla. The majority found that this argument was inconsistent with the text of Article 28I(1) which states that the rights listed there "cannot be limited under any circumstances.". "I felt a massive rush of hot air just past my head when I was on the ground. He said the support around him, including from fiancee Joanne Rowan, had been incredible. I couldn't really see, my body was covered in blood. Were working to restore it. He came close to losing both legs. Now the expat has recalled the moment he was blown up in a documentary for Australian television. I was quite young, I was 25 at the time. Once they pulled me out of the wheel chair I don't remember anything else. On 12 October 2010, Australian and Indonesian survivors of the 2002 bombings attended a solemn commemoration service to mark the eighth anniversary of the devastating attacks.[48]. On arrival, the army medical team, which included intensivists and a surgeon, furthered the triage process, performed emergency escharotomies and administered much needed analgesia. The large, high-temperature blast damage produced by this mixture was similar to a thermobaric explosive,[21] although the bombers may not have known this. On their arrival to Sanglah hospital it became clear that adequate treatment for those severely injured had to be sought elsewhere. [7], Damage to the densely populated residential and commercial district was immense, destroying neighbouring buildings and shattering windows several blocks away. The former Scot has been running Synergy, which has more than one million customers, in an acting capacity since Mr Waters stepped down in February. GREEN: On my first rotation over there, I was assisting on the criminal side of the investigation. It was horrible. On 15 October 2004, he was arrested by the Indonesian authorities and charged with involvement in another bomb attack, which killed 14 people at the J. W. Marriott hotel in Jakarta on 5 August 2003. A Seconds from Disaster episode, "Bali Bombings", was a documentary telling the story of what happened, and looking at what happened after the incident. I was covered in blood. CSABI: It's like one of those large, six-foot gas cylinders blowing up right next to you, exploding. DE HAART: I started making my way down Poppies Laneand, as I got closer to the front, there were people running, getting away from the flames. Ben Davis, early 20s (from Hobart) in Melbourne's St Vincents Hospital with burns to hands in a stable condition. This is his story. Other Australian victims were honored in a video shown on the stadium's video screens before the game, with the attendees including Melbourne players Steven Febey and Steven Armstrong, who were both injured in the blast, and representatives from five Australian rules football clubs who lost players in the attacks were presented to the crowd. [29] He was also stated to have orchestrated numerous Jemaah Islamiyah-related incidents in the past and been one of the executives of said terrorist group.[30]. The doctors suspected I would be off work for 12 months. The local Sanglah Hospital was ill-equipped to deal with the scale of the disaster and was overwhelmed with the number of injured, particularly burn victims. I kept calling out for help. [4], Various members of Jemaah Islamiyah, a violent Islamist group, were convicted in relation to the bombings, including three individuals who were sentenced to death. Quite a few people had got out. "I just had one day at home, when I was sitting on my couch. And my condition was not good. [9], A report released in August 2005 by the United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO) described the events as follows:[10]. ATKINSON:Outside [the hospital], ambulances and trucks were arriving all the time, bringing more bodies. But we were running concurrently, what was effectively a murder investigation [of] a terrorist bombing that killed 202 people, including the 88 Australians [and] at the same time, we were running a disaster victim identification [investigation of] those 202 people. [41] In the final moment, there was no remorse or repentance, and they shouted: Allahu Akbar, or "God is great! He was singled out for praise with the award of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on 13 June 2005.[14][15]. That I found, I think, at the time, difficult to deal with. But for someone to have been involved in something of that nature, against innocent people [who] were just there on holidays and enjoying a good time, for them to just look like anyone else that I'd walk past in Bali, it was really challenging to deal with. The plaques carry the victims' photos, names, and ages; and also details of the event, the design's symbolism, its dedication, and a poem written by the families of the victims. Being a survivorfor me is a life sentenceEvery time the families get together there's a hole where their sons were or their daughters were or their husbands and then in the last 20 years, there's been so much that'shappened So it's difficult to move on. Mr Fyfe has since emerged as a passionate advocate of RPH and Professor Woods Fiona Wood Foundation, where he has been a board member since 2013. (Reuters: David Gray PB)ALAN ATKINSON, former ABC journalist and one of the first reporters on the scene: It was Saturday . We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. A steady line of cars passed by, offeringpassengers a glimpse into Bali's party scene from the safety of their tinted windows. The largest group among those killed were tourists from Australia with 88 fatalities. The University of Western Australia acknowledges that its campus is situated on Noongar land, and that Noongar people remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land, and continue to practise their values, languages, beliefs and knowledge. I heard someone say that her eye lens are broken and they must be operated on tonight. "[42] Despite his carefree demeanor throughout his trial and incarceration, the Australian edition of The Daily Telegraph reported Amrozi was pale-faced and shaking in the moments before his execution. Bali bombing survivor Dave Fyfe while in a coma at Royal Perth Hospital. A permanent memorial was built on the site of the destroyed Paddy's Pub on Legian Street. I was informed that might have been six or seven [minutes] after the blast. The way that the device was put to the suspects, the way that we thought the device had been constructed, was almost perfect. The boys were a matter of only five minutes away from the site when the bombs went off, but lifes full of sliding door moments.. West Australian Newspapers Limited 2023. The other boys got held up doing different stuff, including arguing with a money changer for short-changing them which potentially ended up saving their lives. On 15 August, Riduan Isamuddin, generally known as Hambali, described as the operational chief of Jemaah Islamiyah was arrested in Ayutthaya, Thailand, the old capital one hour's drive north of Bangkok. In 2011, Mr Fyfe graduated with a UWA Graduate Certificate in Business and is now the CEO of Synergy. In Lincoln Square on the western side of Swanston Street in Carlton, Melbourne, is a memorial representing the 88 Australians who died in the bombings, and notably the 22 from Victoria. He confessed that visiting the Kuta memorial had provoked tears, which often flowed for others who lost so much in 2002. I met up with JodieCearns I didn't know she'd come back from Europe. He spent 24 hours in a Bali's Sanglah Hospital before being flown to Darwin, where a doctor amputated his leg. I could feel the car lift up off the ground. Then when we entered onto the Jalan Legian, right outside Paddy's Bar, there was hundreds of people Just chaos. And then I thought 'ohshit, that looks like it's near the Sari Club.'. But my instincts fight or flight kicked in and I just started crawling and then I crawled to the front of the club. Further search of Amrozi's home revealed copies of speeches by Osama bin Laden, and Abu Bakar Bashir, the radical Indonesian Muslim cleric reputed to be the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah. "I remember sitting down and lying back and feeling my legs. Her body has been returned to SA. [At some point] I said 'I need some tourniquets, I'm bleeding out here'. Then I was out. The Constitutional Court is a relatively new body, created after the fall of Suharto, and this decision was one of the first to overrule the constitutionality of the government's application of a law. contact the editor here. After a long rehabilitation process, McCartney returned for a single AFL match: North Melbourne vs. Richmond at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on 6 June 2003. The speeches exhorted listeners to wage jihad. Laura Shuttleworth has married. The environment was one of extremely limited equipment and resources but enormous human spirit. "I call it my moment of acceptance," Mr Fyfe said yesterday. 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