To know that 202 people died in a single location was definitely sobering. It's confronting. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to One of the things thats enabled me to get through is that I accepted everything that happened very quickly, I didnt fight the, Why has it happened?, Mr Fyfe said. Welcome back indeed, Jason McCartney, an inspiration to all. David Fyfe is linked to 15 organisations which are included in 3 lists - Charitable Organisations, Utilities and Public Infrastructure and State Government Businesses. Balinese boys were hanging off the tree branches to one side, watching. Many foreign tourists were chatting. Personally, I was angry that these people that we were talking to were the alleged perpetrators of this terrible, terrible crime. Mr Fyfe is committed to furthering research to ensure a better quality of life for burns patients. HAMMING:It wasn't a commercial explosive that was manufactured under strict manufacturing protocols and it certainly wasn't a military explosive that's manufactured to very strict protocols, and tested rigorously. They didn't look evil, they didn't have shark-like eyes. A few seconds later, a massive explosion happened. You see photos of people walking out, staggering outcarrying people. Laura Shuttleworth has married. [37][38] Fahmi Bachmid, a lawyer for the family of Jafar Sodiq, a brother of Amrozi and Mukhlas, stated: "We lodged the judicial review to Denpasar court to question (previous) decisions." 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. I had surgery that night. We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. In 2022 (20 years after the incident), the Australian-Indonesian historical drama Bali 2002, aired on Stan and Nine Network. In the past, the journalists job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Its 20 years on, but I can still remember a really loud popping noise, he said. He is also on the board of the Fiona Wood Foundation, and as a recipient of the spray on skin technology developed by Professor Fiona Wood and Dr Marie Stoner. David Fyfe was featured in 2022 in the Energy section. Bali was a popular tourist destination when it was attacked in 2002. The Australian, US, and many governments expressed its disappointment that the sentence was too short; in the outcome, Bashir was freed 14 June 2006 having served less than 26 months for his conspiracy,[31] and on 21 December 2006, Bashir's conviction was overturned by Indonesia's Supreme Court. [After the meeting] I remember all of us, the forensic team, the investigations team, the bomb data-centre specialists that were over there, there was a lot of quiet pride, I guess. Imron and Idris dropped the motorbike at a place where it eventually attracted the attention of the caretaker. I looked to the left where the Sari Club was, and it was just absolute chaos. I do not know for sure the source of the aforementioned money from Hambali; most probably it was from Afghanistan, that is, from Sheikh Usama bin Laden. 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. Get notifications in MyBN when activity occurs. David Fyfe, Synergys head of commercial and its acting chief executive, succeeds Jason Waters, who took the helm of the Perth Mint last month. [26], On 13 June 2007, it was reported that Abu Dujana, who might have headed a terrorist cell in Bali, was captured.[27]. Two hundred and two people died in the Bali bombings. He is a survivor of the 2002 Bali bombings which claimed the lives of over 200 people including 88 Australians. I remember thinking, It is what it is and my whole attitude was getting back to normality as quickly as I could. A Zero Hour documentary depicts the disaster.[61]. I got on with it. * Two Australian Defence Force officers were injured, one seriously and the other has minor injuries. The then 33-year-old refused to use a wheelchair. At the urging of his fiancee Simone, Mr Fyfe recently began learning to surf using a carbon fibre leg. He wore compression garments and protective gloves as well as the numbers "88" and "202" on his jersey, signifying the Australian and total numbers of victims, while many in the crowd held up signs saying "Bali 88/202". He awoke from an induced coma in Royal Perth Hospital 13 days later. The scale of the disaster meant that the Indonesian government quickly made an exception to allow foreign doctors to help at the hospital. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. It is set in a black granite pond located in 'Peryman Place' not far from North Cronulla Beach, frequented by many of the seven victims and their families. 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. My blood pressure just started to plummet and my heart rate had gone through the roof. The most powerful knowledgebase mapped from 20 years of research and insight into every WA Despite losing a limb David refused to use a wheelchair, and is now learning to surf using a carbon fibre leg. [5] However, former FBI agent Ali Soufan confirmed in his book, The Black Banners, that al-Qaeda did in fact finance the attack. The Australian, US, and many other foreign governments expressed satisfaction with the speed and efficiency with which the Indonesian police and courts dealt with the bombings primary suspects, despite what they characterized as light sentences. You can imagine whatever hell is like, it must be something like that. We are lucky at The Herald. But what a moment this is, for not only Australia, not only for AFL football, but for the free world as well. Blatantly lied to: Clarkes ex responds to cheating drama, New photos reveal damage to Great Northern Highway, Nepal finds all but one after deadly crash, Ukrainian minister among 17 killed in chopper crash at kindy, 14 dead after helicopter crashes into Kyiv childcare. That can only be in a war and Indonesia is not at war."[47]. A Gannett Company. On 3 March 2005, Bashir was found not guilty of the charges surrounding the 2003 bombing, but guilty of conspiracy over the 2002 attacks in Bali. On 12 October 2005, a story in Australian broadcaster SBS's documentary series Dateline, called "Inside Indonesia's War on Terrorism", argued that the Indonesian military or police may have been involved in executing the attack. It's important to realise that neither of these were AFP jurisdiction. I kept everything,all the articles. The broad smile on Dave Fyfes face reflects the spirit which has helped him survive and then thrive after his brush with Bali terror. Another participant in the bombing, Imam Samudra, was sentenced to death on 10 September. Suddenly the lights went off. I couldn't see I could only see one dot of light in the distance. Now, I'm about 120 kilos. * An injured person aboard an RAAF Hercules evacuation flight died en route to Darwin on Sunday night. There were people the person in a van and a person [who] carried the device in Paddys Bar wearing the item. 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. This is his story. West Australian Newspapers Limited 2023. Aris Munandar (aka Sheik Aris) is a Jemaah Islamiyah associate linked to Bashir. I thought it was good to keep them as documents of the history of my life. Patek is a suspect in other bombings as well as the one in Bali. The car was in flames. 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. I can still picture that day. That has not held him back; quite the contrary. Additional photography courtesy of Reuters, AP and Facebook. All of my subsequent deployments were on the disaster victim identification side. Catch up with The Loop, Is there a safe limit of alcohol you can drink? The Scot said: "My fiancee Simone urged me to give it a try. By looking at understanding how the circuitry was designed, or what trigger mechanism was used, or even what explosive mixture was [used, it] can give us a really strong intelligence as to the training and understanding of who might have actually trained them. But the Attorney General's office said on 1 November the execution was "very close. At the time, I was in a daze. Doctors were forced to perform a life-saving, deep-to-the-bone fasciotomy (cutting connective body tissue) in his leg to ease pressure while he was unconscious in Bali. Reuters:Darren Whiteside DW/JS/File photo, Aviation industry awaits answers why Qantas issued 'unusual' mayday alert, New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern says she will not seek re-election, Teenage boys charged over alleged Tara shooting to face court today, Are the climate wars really over? I was covered in blood. I asked him if he knew how many would be dead, not expecting him to know, and he just said 181 and one at another hospital, so 182 so far. "This is how I dealt with mine. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Munandar is still at large. Engineer David Fyfe was inside Paddy's Bar when the first bomb went off. Secondary charges in this indictment accused him of involvement in the Bali bombing, the first time he faced charges in relation to this attack. 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. The first lotjust had their clothes on. Synergy ceo David Fyfe, who was a Bali bombing survivor from 2002. The highest court in Indonesia, the Constitutional Court, found by a margin of five to four that trying the terrorist suspects under these retroactive laws violated Article 28I(1) of the constitution [2]. Ben Davis, early 20s (from Hobart) in Melbourne's St Vincents Hospital with burns to hands in a stable condition. Amrozi was asleep in the rear of the house. All these [units] came together. They were friendly, approachable, people. "It was going poisonous. 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. On 30 April 2003, the first charges related to the Bali bombings were made against Amrozi bin Haji Nurhasyim, known as Amrozi, for allegedly buying the explosives and the van used in the bombings. Amrozi, Idris and Ali Imron had simply walked into a dealership and purchased a new Yamaha motorbike, after asking how much they could re-sell it for if they returned it in a few days. CSABI: I can't understand what goes through your mind there except when I woke up, I was just looking down. 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. The company also provided significant financial support for RPH. According to Greg Barton's account, Amrozi did not attempt to escape, but laughed instead, later exclaiming, "Gosh, you guys are very clever, how did you find me?" On their arrival to Sanglah hospital it became clear that adequate treatment for those severely injured had to be sought elsewhere. So I have to start having the courage to speak up. When he was in RPH, he made a decision not to expend energy on anything other than getting well. However, investigators discovered the bomb was made from potassium chlorate, aluminium powder, and sulfur. The Pentagon has announced plans to move ahead with a military trial for three men held at Guantnamo Bay who are suspected of involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings.. After an unexplained delay . Picture exactly where I was standing in the prison courtyard, the table where the bombers were. ALAN ATKINSON, former ABC journalist and one of the first reporters on the scene: It was Saturday evening. I can only imagine I was thrown quite a few metresbecause when I woke up, I didn't think I was in the same place when that bomb went off. An aeromedical evacuation to Australia was planned involving commercial and military aircraft. David Fyfe was very nearly number 203. Eddie McGuire on Nine Network's television call of McCartney's return after the bombings (North Melbourne vs. Richmond, Round 11, 2003)[49]. My left arm was stuck in the car's door. I can remember the filthy stench of chloride and a napalm smell. That was when a van in the street containing the second bomb is believed to have gone off outside the Sari Club. Police also uncovered training manuals on ambush techniques and numerous articles on jihad. It was, give yourself a slap in the face and move on. So we [went to] a restaurant bar about 400 metres [away], just at the top end of Jalan Legian. HAMMING: From an explosives perspective, we were really keen to see both the Sari Club and the Paddy's Bar scene. It was a typical Saturday nightin Bali and the Kuta Beach tourist strip was heaving with people. Listen. Access to our data for David Fyfe is only available to paid subscribers with Data & Insights access. THIOLINA:I had kept the piece of broken glass the doctor took out from my eye. Mr Fyfe recently returned to Bali for the first time since the bombings. 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. I accepted it and owned it. And then I'd been informed we were being taken toSanglah Hospital. The response to a big new policy last week provides some clues, Young farmer's emotional thanks to heroes who saved her life, Acid spread around Sydney home after stabbing death, 'Take cover, hide': Ukrainian dad describes reaction after helicopter crashes into son's kindergarten, George Floyd's killer appeals murder conviction, Elon Musk auctions Twitter's furniture, an awkward tennis win. I told the psychologist everything. pleased to announce the appointment of Mr David Fyfe as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Having moved to Perth from his Scottish home in 1992, he was a lower-level manager with Telstra at the time of the bombings and was on an end-of-season trip to Bali with teammates from the Perth City Soccer Club. THIOLINA: I'm not sure how long I [was] passed out. I tried to open the car door on the left side, but I couldn't do it I kept trying. Companies, embassies, Non-Government Organizations, associations and even individuals come forth to get involved in the various events such as a Balinese dance competition presented by a surf-wear company, an environment exhibition presented by an embassy, a fun cycle presented by a group of individuals, a seminar presented by an association and a parade on the streets presented by an NGO. Just past midnight on 9 November 2008, the three convicted of carrying out the bombings (Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim, and Ali Ghufron) were executed by a firing squad. Stuart Anstee, 23 (from Launceston) glass fragments in throat and back removed yesterday at Royal Darwin Hospital. Others involved in planning or carrying out the plot have been sentenced to time in prison or have died in the years since the bombing. The rooms were full of patients, the staff [were] completely overworked, people had horrific injuries and burns, many of whom would probably die. I felt that I was on the pavement. GLEN MCEWAN, AFP senior liaison officer deployed in Indonesia in 2002:I flew into Bali [that]afternoon due to a people-smuggling matter that I had to attend to as part of my duties. Mr Fyfe remembered his relief and joy at being released from RPH, despite Perths summer heat agitating his burns. It was October 12, 2002, and the night was just getting started. 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About 103 Australians remain unaccounted for including: Debbie Borgia, 45 and daughter Abbey, 13 (from Tempe), Steve Buchan, 47 and his wife Geraldine, 46 (from Chifley), Paul Cronin, 31 (from the Forbes Platypii rugby union club), Billy Hardy, 20 (from Tweed Heads, member of Southport Sharks football team and brother of Big Brother housemate Jessica), Dimmy Kotronakis, 27 and sister Elizabeth, 33 (from Blacktown), Lynette McKeon, 46 and her daughter Marissa, 14 (from Kincumber), Brad Ridley, 32 (from the Forbes Platypii), Greg Sanderson, 24 (from the Forbes Platypii), Charles Van Renen, 26 (Sydney, lived in Hong Kong), Shane Walsh-Till, 32 (from Leeton in the Riverina), Six officials and family involved in the South Sydney Juniors Rugby League Club, Stacey Lee, 30, her husband Justin Lee, 31 and Aaron Lee, 33 (all from Geelong), Matthew Bolwerk, 27 (from Secret Harbour, south of Perth), Jenny and Jane Corteen, 39 (twins from Perth), Dean Gallagher, 19 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Byron Hancock, 22 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Nicole Harrison, 29 (from Mandurah, south of Perth), Gary Nash (from Perth) in Royal Brisbane Hospital, David Ross, 20 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Anthony Stewart, 29 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Jason Stokes, 31 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Jonathon Wade, 21 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club). Two plaques are set into the granite surrounding the pond. ", Indonesia's Supreme Court denied previous petitions for judicial review amid the constitutional court's dismissal of the bombers' appeals. The next thing I remember is waking up in RPH about 12 days later, strapped to a bed in a crucifix position.. The attack killed 202 people (including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, 23 Britons, and people of more than 20 other nationalities).

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