Bali bombings survivor opens up on the moment a suicide terrorist detonated a bomb at her table killing 20 people – but says she finally forgives him 15 years on
A Bali bombings survivor has opened up about the harrowing moment a suicide terrorist detonated a bomb at her table in a popular beachside bar. Aleta Lederwasch, from Newcastle, was 21 and on her first trip overseas when she and her family were caught in the horrific blast at Jimbaran Bay on October 1, 2005. The attack was one of three explosions, two at restaurants at Jimbaran beach and another in Kuta Square, which claimed 20 lives and left more than 100 injured. Aleta Lederwasch , 36, narrowly escaped with her life after being caught in the October 1, 2005, Bali bombing in Jimbaran Bay 'We were sitting on the beach when it happened. When the first explosion went off it just made sense for me to run to the left and get out of there. No one was to our left. It was a rational decision. Fortunately mum followed me,' Ms Lederwasch told New Idea. As the Australian artist, now 36, ran to escape, flying shrapnel became embedded in the back of her leg, leaving her with a scar fr