Palestine embassy refuses Timorese

JAKARTA - At least three East Timorese youths yesterday tried to enter the Palestinian embassy here but were not allowed in by…

JAKARTA - At least three East Timorese youths yesterday tried to enter the Palestinian embassy here but were not allowed in by the mission's guards, a diplomat said.

Meanwhile the Australian embassy tightened security and mounted barbed wire on top of its fence as four East Timorese asylum seekers began their fourth week in the embassy compound.

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