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EAST TIMOR: MILITIA LEADER GUTERRES VISITS SUPPORTERS

(13 Oct 1999) Indonesian/Nat Eurico Guterres, the leader of the Aitarak militia in East Timor, has visited more than 150 pro-Indonesia supporters near Liquica. Guterres is the most flamboyant of the militia leaders and has kept a high profile even after his men fled the territory. Moving through the jungle with camouflage uniforms and weapons at their side, the first wave of pro-Indonesian guerrillas have returned to East Timor. It is feared they plan to launch a campaign against the international peacekeeping force charged with keeping them out. Eurico Guterres, the controversial leader of the Aitarak (Thorn) militia, visited them on Wednesday. Guterres from a militia stronghold on the border of Indonesian-controlled West Timor to a village in Liquica district, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Dili, East Timor's capital and the main base of the international peacekeeping force. He inspected a group of about 150 militia members, who he said had sneaked into East Timor about a week ago. The militia leader has promised to send more forces in soon. The paramilitary members filmed by APTN were wearing uniforms of the Indonesian army or T-N-I, lending weight to claims that Jakarta is supporting the militia groups. Their weapons were a combination of homemade guns, M-16s and AK-47s. SOUNDBITE: (Indonesian) "We are hear because we are East Timorese, this is our homeland. We want to return to our proper place." SUPER CAPTION: Eurico Guterres, Pro-Indonesia militia leader Guterres says the militia are being trained in the West Timorese border town of Atambua and plan to attack once they can get more forces consolidated inside East Timor. He also says the militia plan to head into another enclave of East Timor, about two and a half hours from the border. The Aitarak militia are accused by independence activists of being responsible for several bloody attacks and atrocities, which the United Nations plans to investigate. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...