Students in East Timor protest

JAKARTA - Students in East Timor demonstrated for a second day yesterday over Indonesian criticism of Nobel Peace laureate Bishop…

JAKARTA - Students in East Timor demonstrated for a second day yesterday over Indonesian criticism of Nobel Peace laureate Bishop Curlos Belo, with some youths stoning the local legislature before dispersing.

Witnesses said some demonstrators pelted the legislature building with stones before moving on to the governor's office who was out of the city at the time. They later dispersed without further incident.

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