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Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston says the circumstances of the death will be investigated (File Photo). (SKY News)
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) says an Australian soldier has died in East Timor.
The soldier was found dead yesterday afternoon with a gunshot wound while in a barracks area in Dili.
The soldier was serving as part of the International Stabilisation Force in East Timor.
In a statement, the Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, says the circumstances of the soldier's death are still uncertain and will be formally investigated by the ADF.
He says a formal commission of inquiry will also be carried out.
The soldier's name, sex and rank have not been released at this time and the ADF is requesting privacy for the soldier's family.
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Soldado Australiano morre em Timor-Leste
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O Marechal da Força Aérea Angus Houston diz que as circunstâncias da morte serão investigadas. (SKY News)
A Força de Defesa Australiana (ADF) diz que morreu um soldado Australiano em Timor-Leste.
O soldado foi encontrado morto ontem à tarde com uma ferida de bala na área do quartel em Dili.
O soldado estava a servir como parte da Força Internacional de Estabilização em Timor-Leste.
Numa declaração, o Chefe da Força de Defesa, o Marechal da Força Aérea Angus Houston, diz que são ainda incertas as circunstâncias da morte do soldado e que serão investigadas formalmente pela ADF.
Diz que será formada uma comissão formal de inquérito.
O nome do soldado, sexo e posição não foram emitidas nesta altura e a ADF está a pedir privacidade para a família do soldado.
terça-feira, novembro 06, 2007
Aussie soldier dies in East Timor
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Soldado Australiano more em Timor-Leste
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O Marechal da Força Aérea Angus Houston diz que as circunstâncias da morte serão investigadas. (SKY News)
A Força de Defesa Australiana (ADF) diz que morreu um soldado Australiano em Timor-Leste.
O soldado foi encontrado morto ontem à tarde com uma ferida de bala na área do quartel em Dili.
O soldado estava a servir como parte da Força Internacional de Estabilização em Timor-Leste.
Numa declaração, o Chefe da Força de Defesa, o Marechal da Força Aérea Angus Houston, diz que são ainda incertas as circunstâncias da morte do soldado e que serão investigadas formalmente pela ADF.
Diz que será formada uma comissão formal de inquérito.
O nome do soldado, sexo e posição não foram emitidas nesta altura e a ADF está a pedir privacidade para a família do soldado.
The Age
Soldier dies in Timor barracks
Brendan Nicholson and Lindsay Murdoch
November 7, 2007
MYSTERY surrounds the death of an Australian soldier found shot in a barracks in East Timor.
Military sources told The Age initial indications were that the soldier's death was an accident, but Australian Defence Force officers would not say yesterday whether a firearm was found with the body.
It is understood the soldier suffered a head wound.
The shooting occurred at a time of considerable tension in East Timor and antagonism towards Australian troops after an Australian soldier shot and wounded a man from a displaced persons' camp during an altercation on October 31.
The Australians are frequently called on to confront gang members armed with potentially lethal steel darts and machetes.
The soldier's name has not yet been released and last night the ADF would not say why he had a loaded firearm in a barracks. It is normal practice for soldiers to unload their weapons and check them by dry-firing them into a tube full of sand before entering their quarters.
Whatever its cause, the fatal shooting has hit the ADF hard following the deaths of two soldiers in Afghanistan over the past three weeks and the serious wounding of a third.
Trooper David Pearce was killed by a roadside bomb on October 8, SAS Sergeant Matthew Locke was shot dead by the Taliban on October 25 and on November 3, Sergeant Michael Lyddiard was injured by a bomb he was trying to defuse.
Last night the ADF was trying to avoid a repeat of the controversy surrounding the death in Iraq of Private Jake Kovco, who shot himself while skylarking with his service pistol in the room he shared with two others in Baghdad.
There are about 850 ADF personnel in East Timor as part of the International Stabilisation Force.
ADF chief Angus Houston said the soldier's body was found in a barracks in the capital, Dili, on Monday afternoon and death was caused by a gunshot wound.
Hours after the soldier died, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued new travel advice warning Australians to reconsider their need to go to East Timor because of the fragile security situation and the risk of violent civil unrest.
The department said the situation could deteriorate without warning and said Australians and Australian interests might be specifically targeted.
On October 4, 2007 an explosive device detonated outside the Australian Defence Co-operation House, adjacent to the Australian embassy. No one was injured.
Air Chief Marshal Houston said any ADF member's death was a tragic and sad loss for the entire ADF community.
He said the soldier's next of kin had been informed.
"Our priority is to ensure the family is receiving the support and care they need," he said.
"I ask the media to please respect the family's need for privacy during this difficult time as they mourn the loss of their loved one."
Air Chief Marshal Houston said arrangements were being made to bring the soldier's body home.
It would be carried on an ADF aircraft or an aircraft on permanent charter to the ADF, he said, and would be under constant escort by ADF pers
Em primeiro lugar, quero manifestar o meu pesar por esta morte e endereçar os meus pêsames à família. Este militar estava apenas a cumprir o seu dever e qualquer morte é sempre lamentável.
Em segundo lugar, quero condenar veementemente o aproveitamento nojento que a ABC e o DFA estão fazendo de um incidente trágico e lamentável, sugerindo uma relação entre esta morte e os timorenses que tombaram vítimas de balas australianas, como se fosse o resultado de um ajuste de contas.
Apesar de a morte ter ocorrido DENTRO DO QUARTEL, tudo apontando para suicídio, o DFA lança o pânico dizendo aos cidadãos australianos para não se deslocarem a TL, pois pode ocorrer "violent civil unrest" a qualquer momento e que os "interesses australianos" podem ser alvo não se sabe bem de quê.
É óbvia a intenção de lavar as mãos e tentar virar a opinião pública australiana contra os timorenses, como se estes fossem carrascos em vez de vítimas.
Pobres timorenses!
Esta cáfila de bárbaros mentirosos faria melhor em retirar os seus militares dos vários países para onde nunca deveriam ter ido, onde servem de carne para canhão para satisfazer os caprichos de aprendiz-de-americano do Sr. Howard.
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