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| E Timor police move on students | E Timor police move on students |
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| Police in East Timor's capital, Dili, have fired tear gas into the grounds of the national university and arrested several students, reports say. | Police in East Timor's capital, Dili, have fired tear gas into the grounds of the national university and arrested several students, reports say. |
| The students were demonstrating against plans by the parliament to spend $1m (£500,000) on new cars for MPs. | The students were demonstrating against plans by the parliament to spend $1m (£500,000) on new cars for MPs. |
| Eyewitnesses told the BBC that local police had fired rounds of tear gas at lines of peacefully protesting students inside the grounds of the university. | Eyewitnesses told the BBC that local police had fired rounds of tear gas at lines of peacefully protesting students inside the grounds of the university. |
| UN police were also part of the operation, beside the parliament. | UN police were also part of the operation, beside the parliament. |
| Week of protests | Week of protests |
| The acting UN police chief, who had just arrived on the scene, said he had reports of students throwing rocks and could see broken glass on the ground. | The acting UN police chief, who had just arrived on the scene, said he had reports of students throwing rocks and could see broken glass on the ground. |
| Others who witnessed the protest denied there had been any provocation. | Others who witnessed the protest denied there had been any provocation. |
| The police had been told to break up the demonstration at the campus because it had not been authorised. | The police had been told to break up the demonstration at the campus because it had not been authorised. |
| The university sits just beside the national parliament building, and is considered a no-go area for demonstrations. | The university sits just beside the national parliament building, and is considered a no-go area for demonstrations. |
| Several hundred more students were gathering at the official protest site - some distance away from the parliament. | Several hundred more students were gathering at the official protest site - some distance away from the parliament. |
| This is day one of a week of protests planned by students in East Timor. | This is day one of a week of protests planned by students in East Timor. |
| Opposition has been growing recently in response to government spending plans and widespread allegations of corruption. | Opposition has been growing recently in response to government spending plans and widespread allegations of corruption. |
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