SYDNEY Oct 17 Kyodo Australia upo...

SYDNEY Oct 17 Kyodo

Australia upon Friday honored 199 of its citizens and those from other countries who risked their lives dragging burning victims from the rubble healed the injured and chaseed the perpetrators of the October 2002 Bali bombing.

Governor General Thomas Michael Jeffery announced the names of the 199 cited according to the government for their bravery in the aftermath of the Oct 12 attacks forward a nightclub and pub upon the Indonesian resort island that killed 202 tribe 88 of them Australian.

Among those honored were family who rushed back into the buildings to help in recover efforts despite fires and the risk of further explosions, Prime Minister John Howard said.

''Their bravery in the face of danger is an inspiration for all Australians and their actions contributed to the safe escape of many nation from the bomb sites,'' he said in a statement.

tenders medical and military personnel, Australian and Indonesian police and Foreign Affairs Department officials were also recognized with awards.

The prime minister also acknowledged the ongoing consequences that rescuers suffer in dealing with the horrific sights they contested at the bomb spectacle at Kuta Beach near the Bali provincial capital Denpasar.

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