Worried E. Timor residents shelter at school

DILI, East Timor - Worried families shelter at a school neighboring the U.N. Mission in East Timor compound in the territory's capital Dili on Sept. 4. The just-announced result of the Aug. 30 referendum, which overwhelmingly favored independence from Indonesia, is feared to trigger fresh violence.

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