NT: More than 1,000 gather at Dili dawn service
More than 1,000 Australians, New Zealanders and United Nations personnel have gatheredat the giant Jesus statue outside Dili for a moving Anzac Day dawn service.
Soldiers gathered with expatriate civilians east of Dili at the gift from Indonesiabuilt when that country was under international pressure for occupying East Timor.
Smaller services have been held at the Australian border post at Moleana and at theNew Zealand base at Suai.
Australians and New Zealanders have commemorated three Anzac Days in East Timor sincethe UN mission began to keep the peace during the transition to independence next month.
AAP RTV rmg/sal/rp
KEYWORD: ANZAC DILI (DARWIN)
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