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parties to ,orm government- There $ere stonings o, cars and t$o
incidents in the districts
outside o, Dili- 4ut this morning ever+thing)s ?uiet-;
The incidents outside Dili included the urning o, a shop and the
urning o, a house@ oth
$ere in di,,erent areas-
%olice have con,irmed that one person has died ,rom inuries
su,,ered ,rom Sunda+ clash-
Sandra &c(uire ,rom the
the unrest-
5retilin said *!RT delegates had made denigrating comments aout
5retilin at its national
con,erence $hich $as roadcast nationall+-
%art+ spoesman# ose TeiBeira-
TE'ERA *% 1 &ale# English8: 9The event $as a spontaneous
emotional reaction +some people here in Dili# primaril+ in t$o or
three locations in Dili# as the result o, some
statements made + some delegates to a *!RT special con,erence in
Dili on Sunda+- These
statements that insulted and denigrated the historic role o,
5retilin# it)s something that is still
an emotive issue ,or some people- t doesn)t ,orgive# it doesn)t
eBcuse an+ act o, violence- 4ut
+ou no$ mean it $as a highl+ provocative thing to have
occurred-;
4ut the *!RT %art+)s Dionisio 4ao Soares reects that-
.e sa+s 5retilin supporters had high eBpectations o, eing part
o, the coalition government-
S"ARES *% 2 &ale# English8: 9ell $e $ent through their
statements that the+ $as
made +esterda+# $ere made +esterda+ during the deate# nothing
$as done against 5retilin-
!othing $hatsoever# an+ $ords# either insults or# $hat do +ou
call itC# insulting 5retilin# as
$hat $e have received in the past-;
This election is eing seen as a test ,or East Timor ecause the
Timor)s police ,orce that responded-
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