Christian Missionary murdered in Dili

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Faith Under Fire*

*Christian Missionary murdered in Dili*

From correspondents in Dili

November 20, 2006 04:33am
Article from: AAP

A BRAZILIAN missionary has been murdered in the East Timorese capital as
new fighting flared overnight, only days after rival factions united in
a peace march through the city.

Eyewitness Elizabete da Silva said she saw the man die as a mob attacked
Dili Hospital and burned cars.

"He was our neighbour. I saw them stop his car, drag him out and cut his
throat," she said.

A source close to the Brazilian embassy confirmed the man died about 8pm
local time (10pm AEDT) and said the victim's body had been taken to a
clinic in the suburb of Bairro Pite.

It was the first foreign death in the sporadic East Timor conflict since
it erupted in April.

A UN source, who asked not to be named, said two local men had been
admitted to Dili Hospital with arrows lodged in their bodies, while
other local people were also being treated for minor injuries.

UN police were at the scene soon after the murder and were reported to
have used rubber bullets to quell the crowd.