East Timor president calls for end to post-election violence
An East Timorese policeman wearing riot control gear walks down a street in Dili on July 16, 2012, a day after a protest that killed one man in the outskirt of Dili.
East Timor’s president is asking security forces to restore peace amid post-election violence.
The Associated Press reported the clashes began after the ruling party, CNRT, said that opposition Fretilin, the runner-up in this month’s election, would not be part of a new coalition government
Police chief Longuinhos Monteiro told the AP that one person was killed and four policemen were injured in the capital, Dili, and the district town of Viqueque.
The BBC wrote protesters in Dili and neighboring areas threw stones and set cars, tires and houses on fire, according to the police.
On Monday, witnesses also reported hearing gunshots.
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The recent July 7 parliamentary election was regarded as a test for UN peacekeepers to leave by the end of the year, the BBC reported.
Sandra McGuire, the UN mission's communications chief in East Timor, told Radio Australia, "one of the interesting things is that the unrest was handled by the national police and handled well."
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