INDONESIA: VIOLENCE ESCALATES IN DILI AFTER PRO-JAKARTA MILITIAMEN GO ON RAMPAGE AND KILL PRO-INDEPENDENCE SUPPORTERS

Record ID: 986376

  • Title: INDONESIA: VIOLENCE ESCALATES IN DILI AFTER PRO-JAKARTA MILITIAMEN GO ON RAMPAGE AND KILL PRO-INDEPENDENCE SUPPORTERS
  • Date: 10th May 1999
  • Summary: DILI, EAST TIMOR (MAY 10, 1999) (REUTERS) 1. SV/SLV VICTIM ON STRETCHER/BEING MOVED TO ANOTHER STRETCHER (2 SHOTS) 0.20 2. CU DOCTORS CLASPING THE FINGERS OF VICTIM 0.30 3. SV/CU VICTIM BEING COVERED WITH WHITE SHEET/ BLOOD STAIN (2 SHOTS) 0.39 4. SV RELATIVES 0.46 5. SLV AMBULANCE LEAVING 0.56 6. SLV/CU POLICEMEN (4 SHOTS) 1.16 7. SV/CU OF WOUNDED BEING TREATED (SHOT IN THE BACK) (6 SHOTS) 1.45 8. MCU (English) STUDENT SAYING: "We got information from a neighbour that 6 persons were killed by the pro-integration militia. (Who killed them?) By militia, pro-integration. Pro-integration militias. (Reporter asks question) This time, it's very very hard, very very dangerous. So the people around here are very afraid." 2.20 9. SV PRO-INDEPENDENCE SUPPORTERS WALKING (THEY WERE THE ONES WHO WERE AMONG THOSE ATTACKED BY THE MILITIAMEN EARLIER) 2.24 10. SLV PRO-INDEPENDENCE SUPPORTERS SEATED (THEY WERE THE ONES WHO WERE AMONG THOSE ATTACKED BY THE MILITIAMEN EARLIER) 2.28 11. SV ROADBLOCK 2.33 12. SV MILITAMEN ON TRUCK 2.35 13. LV MILITIAMEN BLOCKING ROADS, GUARDING (2 SHOTS) 2.50 14. SLV/SV/MCU MILITIAMEN CARRYING WEAPONS (7 SHOTS) 3.39 15. SV MILITIAMEN ON STREET/CU OF WEAPON (2 SHOTS) 3.45 16. LV/SLV/CU EMPTY MARKET/PADLOCKED SHOP (4 SHOTS) 4.01 17. SV/CU STUDENTS PROTESTING AT UNIVERSITY (4 SHOTS) 4.26 18. MCU (Tetun) JOAO BATISTA, STUDENT, SAYING: "I don't quite understand what happened. Yesterday, around two in the afternoon, some people on motorbikes came asking if we were students who have been making political activities. They asked some of us to come along to supposedly educate common people who don't understand politics around the market." 5.18 19. SLV/SV OF PRO-JAKARTA SUPPORTERS WITH TRADITIONAL WEAPONS AT DILI HEADQUARTERS (2 SHOTS) 5.26 20. MCU DEPUTY COMMANDER OF PRO-JAKARTA MILITIA EURICO GUTTERS (Bahasa) SAYING: "(The pro-independence supporters) tried to attack our post near the area while our men there tried to protect common people in the area. But despite the peace signing our post was still attacked, our members beaten. So our members fought Back." 5.51 21. SV MILITIAMEN 5.56 22. MCU (Bahasa) GUTERRES SAYING "It's true that we have only put down some of our arms. The rest are waiting for the Fretilins (pro-independence supporters) to come down and do the same. As long as the Fretilins are still roaming around, we will continue to keep some of our weapons to defend ourselves." 6.15 23. SV/CU/SLV OF MILITIAMEN CARRYING WEAPONS (5 SHOTS) 6.40 (ANTEVE - NO ACCESS INDONESIA) 24. LV OF TROOPS 6.44 25. SLV POLICE 6.49 26. SLV SOLDIERS AND TROOPS 6.52 27. CU OF SOLDIER WITH GUN (2 SHOTS) 7.01 28. SV SOLDIER 7.07 29. SV/MCU JAKARTA POLICE CHIEF MAJOR-GENERAL NOEGROHO DJAJOESMAN SPEAKING (2 SHOTS) 7.20 30. LV CEREMONY (3 SHOTS) 7.42 32. SLV/LV DJAJOESMAN INSPECTING TROOPS (2 SHOTS) 7.54 33. LV/SLV MILITARY HELICOPETERS (3 SHOTS) 8.07 34. LV/SV SOLDIER WALKING WITH SHIELDS (2 SHOTS) 8.16 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: DILI, EAST TIMOR/ JAKARTA, INDONESIA
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Reuters ID: LVA7CY8IWEUO9JRQTTG9IFZE53VA
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