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Peacekeepers in East Timor are bracing for a new wave of attacks by anti-independence militias ahead of the first anniversary of the territory’s vote for freedom, a senior United Nations commander said Friday.
The concerns come as a UN peacekeeper was shot and killed Thursday by a suspected militia group. It was the second peacekeeper death in the last several weeks.
“There could well be some militias who have already infiltrated … and who might be lying low to hit some pre-designated targets on certain dates. But what those targets are we don’t know,” said Maj. Gen. Mike Smith, the deputy chief of UN forces here.
