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12/11/2015 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, East Timor Massacre

In November 1991 Indonesian troops opened fire on independence activists in East Timor

On 12 November 1991 Indonesian troops opened fire on independence protesters in East Timor's capital, Dili.

On 12 November 1991, Indonesian troops opened fire on independence activists in East Timor's capital, Dili. British cameraman Max Stahl filmed the attack on unarmed demonstrators in the Santa Cruz graveyard.

(Photo: East Timorese activists preparing for the demonstration. Copyright: Max Stahl)

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