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Defendant Amrozi bin Nurhasyim also said ``white people'' killed in the Oct. 12 bombings deserved to die because of what they had done to Muslims. More than 200 people died, mostly foreign tourists, when bombs ripped through two nightclubs on the Indonesian resort island. Mr. Amrozi could face execution by firing squad if convicted. He is accused of buying the materials and the mini-van used in the car bomb attack. In earlier testimony, he admitted his role in the Bali bloodshed and told his lawyers he was ready for punishment. On Thursday, Mr. Amrozi admitted at his trial that he was also involved in a string of earlier bombings in Indonesia. He said he made a bomb that exploded at a Christian church in 2000, injuring two people. The blast was one of several on churches across the country that day. He said he also built a device that blew up the Jakarta residence of the Philippine Ambassador, Leonides Caday, in August 2000. Two people were killed and the envoy seriously wounded. ``Before the Bali bombings, I prepared the vehicles and bought the explosives to bomb the (residence) of the Philippines Ambassador,'' Mr. Amrozi said. ``I carried out these violent acts because there was no way to expel (foreigners) from Indonesia through diplomatic means.'' In 2001, he put together a bomb that exploded at a Jakarta shopping mall, injuring two people. The 40-year-old mechanic said he had acted in defence of Indonesia's moral fabric, which he said was collapsing in part because ``foreigners have colonised late night television'' — the latest but most bizarre justification for his attacks. ``What would happen to Bali in 10 years if I hadn't bombed it?'' he asked the court. ``For sure, the morals of Indonesians would be severely ruined because most people would not be going to mosques, churches and temples.'' Mr. Amrozi also said foreigners had polluted Indonesian by bringing in ``Western videos and drugs.'' ``The Jews, the Americans and their puppets know very well how to destroy the lives of Indonesians,'' he told the court. ``Destroying our morals is very important to them.'' Mr. Amrozi said he felt sorry for local victims but had nothing but contempt for `whites' killed in the attack. — AP
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