East Timor rebel surrenders

Mon, 24 Oct 1994, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

DILI, East Timor: One more separatist rebel surrendered to the
military last week.

Col. Kiki Syahnakri, the East Timor Military Command, said
Saturday that 32-year-old Umberto da Cruz had arrived at an
Indonesian military base in Boboto village in Lautem on Friday
morning.

"He said they (Fretilin rebels) are short of ammunition and
logistics," Kiki said, referring to an estimated 188 rebels now
still at large.

Meanwhile, Maj. Ladean Simbolon, the spokesman of the East
Timorese military command, called on remnants of the Fretilin
rebels to follow da Cruz and help develop the province. (yac/09)

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