Shots heard in military compound near Dili U.N. office

Shots heard in military compound near Dili U.N. office

DILI, East Timor - A soldier stands on the alert in the East Timor capital Dili, where series of gunshots were heard Aug. 13 in a military compound near the office of a United Nations-affiliated commission.

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