Rudd Sends More Peacekeepers To East Timor

More Australian peacekeeping personnel will be sent to East Timor, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced today.

The decision follows the assassination attempt on the East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta.

Speaking at a press conference in Canberra, Rudd emphasised the significance of an attack on the democratic process in one of Australia’s near neighbours.

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