Bali bombers faced firing squad at midnight

TENGGULUN, Indonesia - Three Indonesian militants who caused two explosions on Bali's Kuta strip on October 12, 2002 killed 202 people including 88 Australians and 38 Indonesians.were executed on Sunday for the 2002 Bali bombings were buried by their families at ceremonies . The attorney general's spokesman, Jasman Pandjaitan, said the bombers, who asked not to be blindfolded during the execution, were cooperative. Tensions ran high as about 3,000 people from west Java cities gathered when Samudra's body, covered in a black shroud with Islamic inscriptions, was carried to a mosque for prayers. Some jostled to touch the body or help carry the bier. Some clashed with police as authorities tried to prevent them from getting too close to the bodies. Among those in the streets were followers of Bashir, who was accused of co-founding regional militant group Jemaah Islamiah and jailed for conspiracy over the Bali bombings, but later cleared of wrongdoing. Indonesia tightened security amid fears of revenge attacks as tensions ran high, but one analyst said the executions were unlikely to spark "active terrorism." emaah Islamiah said the Bali attacks were intended to deter foreigners as part of a drive to make Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, part of a larger Islamic caliphate. Australia immediately issued a travel warning for citizens going to Indonesia and Foreign Minister Stephen Smith warned of possible reprisals. About a hundred Balinese, including some survivors, prayed at a memorial near the blast site in Kuta.