One killed in E. Timor

Sun, 11 Apr 1999, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

DILI, East Timor (JP): One man was killed and another was
injured in the latest violence in Gleno, Ermera regency. A
military patrol killed local legislator Antonio Jose Calsina on
Saturday when suspected members of the Falintil armed group
attacked the home of a proindependence activist. At least one
other man was injured, identified as Julio Fernandes.

The incident followed the killing of villagers in Liquica on
Tuesday. Dili Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo said at least 25
people died in Liquica, but the Armed Forces insisted there were
five victims.

East Timor Police deputy chief Col. Muafi Sahudji identified
Calsina as a suspected Falintil member. He said military
personnel were forced to shoot him after he tried to attack the
patrol with a grenade. (prb/33)

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