General News, 2nd prize
Ilkka Uimonen
Corbis Sygma for Newsweek
Corbis Sygma for Newsweek
01 January, 1999
Men carry away a pro-independence supporter, wounded by a homemade weapon. At the end of August a referendum was held which resulted in an 80 per cent vote for independence from Indonesia. Tension escalated and violence intensified after results were announced, as pro-Indonesian militia went on a rampage, killing independence supporters and setting fire to buildings. Eventually the UN intervened, sending in an Australian peace-keeping force on September 20.
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