Terrorism in our backyard - victims of Bali

Blogging and reading blogs has become a pleasant way to while away some spare time. There comes a time however when we occasionally must write about something of a more serious nature.

There was another bombing in Bali this weekend - I guess people even in other countries will have read about it (I hope they have at least). The last bombing affected millions of Aussies - we came to the realisation that distance did not protect us anymore - terrorism was in our virtual backyard and we lost many citizens who were innocent holiday makers retreating to a much loved mecca of relaxation. Well, this last bombing may, to some people, not seem as bad - the casualty count doesn't seem as high at the moment. What is shocking for those of us Newcastle residents is that a large group of our fellow citizens were actually dining in one of the restaurants that was bombed. What is even more shocking is that many of us have recognised the names of people injured and missing.....they are people we work with, meet at the supermarket and meet through various activities our children participate in. Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones and with those people who have been injured.

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[elspeth]

It's terrible I am still trying to believe it. I know the couple who are missing I actually work for him. I am still in shock.