::::::	China strongly condemns terrorist attack on Indonesia 02/10 17:44
::::::	Philippine military assesses terrorist threats after new bombings 02/10 17:42
::::::	1 Japanese killed, 4 injured in Bali blasts 02/10 17:34
::::::	World leaders condemn Bali bombings 02/10 14:23
::::::	3 Australians feared dead in Bali bombings: FM 02/10 12:47
::::::	8 S. Korean tourists injured in Bali bombings 02/10 12:02
::::::	Blasts in Bali may have link with oil price hikes: observer 02/10 00:59
::::::	Explosions rock on Indonesia's Bali island 01/10 23:57

    JAKARTA, Oct. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- The number of people killed in bomb blasts in Indonesia's Bali island on Saturday rose to 26 people by Sunday morning, local media reports said on Sunday.

    Meanwhile 127 people were reportedly injured in the blasts in two areas in Jimabaran and Kuta on the resort island. They are now being treated in nearby hospitals, Detik webline said.

    The latest findings also showed that 21 persons were missing inthe bombings.

    Bombs exploded almost simultaneously in two tourist areas of Bali. The first and second explosions occurred at 18:50 p.m. ( local time) at a food court in Jimbaran district and the third blast at 19:00 p.m. in Kuta Town Square.

    The victims included foreign tourists. Putu Putra Wisada, a spokesman at the Sangla Hospital in Denpasar, said that his hospital admitted 11 dead and 38 others wounded -- eight Australians, two Americans and 28 Indonesians.

    A receptionist at the Graha Asih Hospital close to Jimbaran Baysaid that at least eight bodies were in the morgue, and doctors were treating at least 13 other people.

    Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reportedly arrived in Bali to inspect the scenes of bomb blasts.

    The president on Saturday night had ordered Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo, State Inelligence Agency Head Syamsir Siregar and Indonesian Police Chief General Sutanto to leave for Bali.

    This is the second largest bomb blast in last three years. On Oct. 12, 2002, Bomb blasts occurred in Bali, killing 202 people mostly Australian vacationers.

    Leaders around the world condemned the Saturday attacks while some of Indonesia's neighbors are showing their willings of help.

    Australia was preparing to fly military aircraft and commercialflights to Indonesia's Bali on Sunday.

    Australian Prime Minister John Howard said his country is responding to Indonesia's request for help and Australian police and victim identification experts were on their way to Bali.

    In the blasts, one Australian was confirmed dead and 17 others were injured. Enditem

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