Pro-independence E. Timorese take to Dili streets

Pro-independence E. Timorese take to Dili streets

DILI, East Timor - Carrying the photo of Xanana Gusmao, the jailed president of the National Council for Timorese Resistance, pro-independence supporters jam the streets of Dili on Aug. 25 in their biggest show of force yet before the official campaign period for the Aug. 30 referendum on autonomy ends Aug. 27.

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