One killed in E. Timor

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)