. . rst australian surfers and hippies turned up three decades earlier. this area was packed with thousands of foreign tourist which was precisely why a small cell of terrorists had chosen it as their target. just after 11 pm that night a bomber with an explosive-filled backpack attacked in a crowded cafe on the eastern side of jalan legian, kuta's chronically congested main drag. second later, a car bomb exploded across the street. a total of 202 people died, 88 of them australians. bali's tourist industry was decimated. as for bali, today a memorial stands close to the site of the 2002 bombings, and the cafe and restaurants are busier than ever.