ASIA: Aussies under fire in Timor as they keep gangs apart

DILI, May 27 AAP - Australian troops came under fire as they kept rival armed ethnic gangs apart today during hours of chaos and terror that sent thousands of East Timorese fleeing through Dili's smoke-filled streets. The fighting erupted when groups of eastern Lorosae and western Loromonu peop...

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Published inAAP General News Wire p. 1
Main Author By Rob Taylor, Olivia Rondonuwu and Jill Jolliffe
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Sydney Australian Associated Press Pty Limited 27.05.2006
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Summary:DILI, May 27 AAP - Australian troops came under fire as they kept rival armed ethnic gangs apart today during hours of chaos and terror that sent thousands of East Timorese fleeing through Dili's smoke-filled streets. The fighting erupted when groups of eastern Lorosae and western Loromonu people clashed not far from the fortified United Nations headquarters in central Dili, where advance teams of Australian special forces are based. Hundreds of terrified people streamed towards the city's beachside embassy district, where a small group of Australian soldiers and police stood guard outside the Australian and US missions.