Protesters set fire to buildings in anger atXanana Gusmao's appointment as PM
Mobs are once again running amok in East Timor's capital Dili.
This time angry youths -supporters of the ex-ruling party Fretilin party - are protesting the naming of independence hero Xanana Gusmao as prime minister, as the former ruling party leader vows to fight the move in court.
Youths have hurled rocks, set up road blockades and torched buildings in the capital and two other towns, with police and international peacekeepers rushing to keep outbreaks of violence under control.
The incidents came a day after President Jose Ramos-Horta named Gusmao to lead a coalition government -- without the ex-ruling Fretilin party -- which broke a deadlock following inconclusive polls in June. Read more
Xanana Gusmao - Former guerrilla leader who led East Timor to independence
- Spent six years in Indonesian prison
- Made first post-independence president
- Stepped down in early 2007 to run for more hands-on role of PM
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