Across Dili, anger grew at the failure of Australian troops to halt the carnage. About 30 Australian armoured personnel carriers rumbled through the city's streets, but did little to halt the violence or the mass exodus of terrified citizens.
Houses and shops were set on fire as ethnic gangs ran amok, while as many as 50,000 people have now been made refugees.
Across Dili, anger grew at the failure of Australian troops to halt the carnage. About 30 Australian armoured personnel carriers rumbled through the city's streets, but did little to halt the violence or the mass exodus of terrified citizens.
Houses and shops were set on fire as ethnic gangs ran amok, while as many as 50,000 people have now been made refugees.
HEAVILY armed East Timorese military personnel went to Dili's national hospital and threatened to storm the wards if they were not given the names of the injured police officers recuperating inside.
URGENT: ***as many as 50,000 people have now been made refugees***
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