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DENPASAR, Bali, Indonesia, Oct. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- The death toll of four bomb blasts ripping through popular tourist destination Bali island on Saturday reached 26 people, while 125 were injured, according to the data released by a major hospital here on Sunday.
Most of the victims are Indonesians who worked for the two separate
cafes in downtown area of Kuta and on the Jimbaran beach, where the explosions
blasted, said the data from the island's biggest hospital Sangla.
The death toll comprised 13 Indonesians, one Australian, one Japanese
as well as 11 others of unidentified nationalities.
Among the wounded were 82 Indonesians, 22 Australians, three
Japanese, seven South Koreans, four Americans, one French, one German and five
others of unidentified nationalities.
Meanwhile, security authorities have found three bombs in other cafes
on the Jimbaran beach, which failed to be detonated.
Bali is the country's most popular destination for foreign tourists.
In October 2002, a major bombing here killed 202 people, most of whom were
foreigners.
Since then, the number of foreign tourist arrival dropped sharply.
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