§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement concerning the recent violence in East Timor. [82465]
§ Mr. FatchettI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Lichfield (Mr. Fabricant) on 26 April 1999,Official Report, column 31.
§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the killing of refugees at a church in Liquica, East Timor, on 6 April. [82500]
§ Mr. FatchettWe have received reports that on 6 April a number of civilians, who had sought refuge in a church in Liquica, East Timor, were killed during a violent clash with a pro-Indonesia militia group. The number of casualties remains unclear, as does the role of the Indonesian security forces in the incident.