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Started by ferry
Sat, 04 Sep 1999 00:00
U.S. police officer shot as East Timor violence surges
Author: ferry
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 1999 00:00
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Go to: http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/southeast/9909/04/e.timor.03/index.html Headline: U.S. police officer shot as East Timor violence surges September 4, 1999 Web posted at: 6:09 p.m. HK (1009 GMT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- DILI, East Timor (CNN) -- An American police officer was shot Saturday as violence mounted following the announcement that East Timor had voted overwhelmingly to break away from Indonesia. The United Nations dispatched two helicopters to evacuate the wounded U.N. staff member, who was shot in the stomach in the East Timorese town of Liquica. However, one of the helicopters came under fire as it attempted to land, CNN's Maria Ressa reported. The civilian police adviser "has been shot in the abdomen. He is being medivac-ed. He's lost a lot of blood," a U.N. official said. Liquica is about 30 km (19 miles) west of the capital Dili. The shooting follows mounting violence by pro-Jakarta militias after results of a U.N.-organized vote were released showing resounding support to break away from Indonesian rule. Calls for calm go unheeded... Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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