DILI, East Timor, June 04, SPA -- International troops were rushed Monday to a volatile region of East Timor where two men were fatally shot during campaigning for parliamentary elections later this month, authorities said. One of the dead was a campaign worker for independence hero Xanana Gusmao, who is running for prime minister in the upcoming polls, seen as key to restoring stability in the tiny nation, police said. An off-duty police officer was suspected in the killing inViqueque district, the United Nations said, indicatingbitter divisions in the country's security forces andruling elite that exploded into violence and politicalturmoil last year remain a threat. Later Sunday, Timorese police opened fire on a crowdconfronting Gusmao and his supporters as they attempted to return the body to the man's family, the U.N. statement said, citing initial reports. A 24-year-old man was fatally shot and a 16-year-old boy was injured in the incident at a roadblock. A platoon of foreign troops led by Australian soldiers was deployed to the district and the United Nations wasreviewing its election security strategy, the statementsaid. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/455746