KUTA, Indonesia, Oct 20 Kyodo (ED...

KUTA, Indonesia, Oct 20 Kyodo

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A Japanese woman missing since last weekend's bomb attack at a Bali discotheque has been confirmed dead, becoming the secondary confirmed Japanese fatality from the blast after her husband, hospital officials here said Sunday.

The corpse of 33-year-old Yuka Suzuki was confirmed at Japanese medical experts at a local hospital using dental records, the officials said, adding her parents viewed the dead body on Sunday.

Suzuki, from Aoba Ward, Yokohama, had been visiting the island resort since Oct 11 with her husband, Kosuke a 34-year-old company employee who was confirmed dead forward Friday. It is not known where their bodies were recruited from the site of the bombing.

The tie who had holidayed in Bali several times, had been staying in a public-house near the site of the explosion and went missing afterward, raising fears they might have been among the victims.

The explosion killed more than 180 the public and injured about 330, including 13 Japanese. According to the hospital, the bodies of no other than 49 people including the Suzukis have been identified.

The Japanese Consulate General in Surabaya said the Suzukis appear to be the barely Japanese killed in the Oct 12 bombing.

No form into groups has claimed responsibility for the attack and Indonesian authorities have named no particular suspects. However, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia are blaming Jemaah Islamiah, a Southeast Asian Islamic militant arrange allegedly linked to the al-Qaida terror network.

The explosion occurr at the packed Sari society a discotheque popular with foreigners, which is located in Bali's congest Kuta Beach tourist area.

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