Two killed in East Timor

Dili - An Australian army patrol killed two armed East Timorese militia yesterday in a gun battle close to the border with Indonesian…

Dili - An Australian army patrol killed two armed East Timorese militia yesterday in a gun battle close to the border with Indonesian West Timor, military sources in Dili said.

The Australian Department of Defence had earlier said one militiaman had been killed and another may have been wounded in the clash.

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