East Timor massacre anniversary

Candles are lit in an earlier commemoration of the Santa Cruz massacre. [ABC]
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Candles are lit in an earlier commemoration of the Santa Cruz massacre. [ABC]

Last Updated: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:33:00 +1100

East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta is attending a memorial for the 18th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre.

More than 250 people died in 1991, when Indonesian troops fired on a memorial procession to the Santa Cruz cemetery, in the capital, Dili.

In all, 271 East Timorese are known to have died, while a further 250 are missing, believed dead, and 382 were wounded.

Dr Ramos Horta has pushed for the construction of a memorial garden to victims of the massacre.

He says compensation should also be paid to survivors.

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