Fresh violence erupts in E. Timor

Fresh violence erupts in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - Staff members of the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) watch houses right in front of their office burn Sept. 1, as fresh violence erupts following the Aug. 30 referendum on autonomy in the former Portuguese colony.

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