Government forces in East Timor kill ex-guerrilla leader in clash

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JAKARTA, Shawwal 24, 1436, August 09, 2015, SPA -- A former guerrilla leader in East Timor has been killed in a security operation, the government said on Sunday, according to Reuters. Mauk Moruk was killed in a joint police and military operation in the Fatulia area. "Every effort was made during the operation to avoid this outcome," a government spokesman said in a statement, calling for calm. "Regrettably the operation was unable to avoid a confrontation resulting in an exchange of gunfire." --SPA 13:12 LOCAL TIME 10:12 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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