Subject: Lusa: Demonstrators Block Dili Traffic over Fuel Hikes

East Timor: Demonstrators Block Dili Traffic over Fuel Hikes 7 Jun-11:34

Taxi and van drivers blocked traffic in Dili with their vehicles and tried to force their way into the central administrative building Wednesday to protest recent fuel price hikes. Numbering about 200, the demonstrators agreed to disband after a delegation was received by UN officials and promised another meeting Thursday. It was the second such demonstration in the East Timorese capital since Friday. One youth was arrested after kicking the head of a UN policeman, an American, when the crowd tried to force its way into the government building.

SAS -Lusa-


June Menu
World Leaders Contact List
Human Rights Violations in East Timor
Main Postings Menu

Note: For those who would like to fax "the powers that be" - CallCenter V3.5.8, is a Native 32-bit Voice Telephony software application integrated with fax and data communications... and it's free of charge! Download from http://www.v3inc.com/