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(28 Aug 1999) Natural Sound
Indonesian police in East Timor began setting up road blocks in Dili on Saturday in the wake of violence in the province ahead of the independence referendum on August 31.
This road block was set up in a pro-independence neighbourhood of Dili in an attempt to stop armed or hostile people from entering.
More than a dozen people have been reported killed in the past week ahead of Monday's referendum in which East Timorese are to decide whether to take full independence or accept an offer to remain part of Indonesia as an autonomous region.
The United Nations, which is overseeing the vote, has criticised Indonesian authorities for failing to prevent and contain the unrest.
U-N officials have accused militia groups of making a last-minute attempt to derail Monday's vote by scaring voters away from the polls.
Many residents have been forced to flee the town because of the violence.
The Red Cross has been working to provide these people with food and shelter
Indonesia invaded the former Portuguese colony in of East Timor 1975, triggering years of guerrilla warfare and human rights abuses.
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