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Timore-Leste (formerly East Timor)
Travel Warning
This Travel Warning was issued on July
21, 2008, to update information regarding the security situation in
Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor). The Department of State advises U.S.
citizens of the continuing potential for violent civil unrest in Timor-Leste
and urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to
Timor-Leste at this time. Americans currently in Timor-Leste should
evaluate carefully their safety and security situation in light of this
Travel Warning. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued on February 15,
2008.
While politically-related civil unrest in
Timor-Leste has diminished and security has improved, the potential for
violence remains. Security conditions could deteriorate without warning, and
foreigners may be specifically targeted. U.S. citizens should consider
carefully the risks of travel to Timor-Leste. Those already in Timor-Leste
should exercise caution, limit movements to the extent possible, and
maintain a high level of security awareness while moving around in Dili; be
alert to the potential for violence, and avoid demonstrations, large
gatherings, and areas where disturbances have occurred. Demonstrations can
occur anywhere, and especially at or near symbols and institutions of the
Government of Timor-Leste, including government buildings and houses
belonging to prominent politicians. Even demonstrations intended to be
peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence.
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Since April 2006, Timor-Leste has
experienced outbreaks of politically-related civil unrest, and the risk of
further violent unrest continues. In 2007 violent disturbances broke out in
Dili and in the Eastern districts of Baucau and Viqueque following the
President’s announcement of a new government. In February 2008 rebels
carried out an unsuccessful assassination attempt against the President and
Prime Minister. The attackers subsequently surrendered, and the security
situation has remained calm since then. However, indiscriminate communal
violence and criminal violence have occurred, and they can occur
unexpectedly throughout the country.
Areas in Dili affected by violence
have included the international airport and its surroundings and the areas
around internally displaced persons camps near the Comoro market and Bairo
Pite. Gang-related violence has occurred often in Dili, and Americans risk
intentional or inadvertent injury when traveling in affected areas.
Criminals have been known to operate illegal checkpoints for taxis and
minibuses in some areas of Dili. American citizens are advised against using
taxis or minibuses for transportation. Americans remaining in Timor-Leste
despite this warning should monitor the media for updates on the safety and
security situation and check the status of flights before traveling to the
airport.
The Government of Australia has advised its citizens to reconsider their
need to travel to Timor-Leste and warns that Australians and Australian
interests may be specifically targeted. Attackers could indiscriminately
target foreigners, including Americans. The Australian travel advice may be
viewed at
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/East Timor.
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Americans in Timor-Leste should
immediately register at the U.S. Embassy and obtain all recent messages sent
to the American community in country. The U.S. Embassy in Dili may be
reached at 670-332-4684 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. local time,
or one may call the duty officer at 670-723-1328 outside business hours. The
Embassy’s new website may be viewed at
http://timor-leste.usembassy.gov.
The U.S. Embassy is located on Avenida de Portugal in the Pantai Kelapa
area. U.S. citizens living in or traveling to Timor-Leste may also register
through the State Department’s travel registration website,
https://travelregistration.state.gov.
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