Australian soldier dies in East Timor barracks

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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

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Australian soldiers deplane a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in May 2006.

An Australian soldier has been found dead with a gunshot wound in a barracks area in Dili in East Timor.

The soldier, working with the International Stabilisation Force in the turbulent country was found dead on the afternoon of November 5. The exact details of his death are still unknown but Air Chief Angus Houston said an inquiry will be launched as part of the investigation.

"The soldier's next of kin have been informed and our priority is to ensure the family is receiving the support and care they need," Houston said.

About 850 Australian Defence Force soldiers have been deployed to East Timor as part of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), the military component of United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste. The country was recognised as independent from Indonesia in 2002.

Three Australian servicemen have died on active service in one month.

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• "Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan". Wikinews, October 26, 2007

Sources

• Brendan Nicholson and Lindsay Murdoch "Soldier dies in Timor barracks". The Age, November 6, 2007
• AAP "Australian soldier dies in E Timor". News.com.au, November 6, 2007
• AAP "Australian Digger in East Timor dead from gunshot wound". Herald Sun, November 6, 2007

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