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DILI, East Timor (AP) - East Timor prosecutors ordered the arrest of the former interior minister Tuesday for supplying weapons to a hit squad tasked with eliminating the prime minister's political opponents, the United Nations said.
International troops, meanwhile, tightened security across the capital as hundreds of protesters gathered to demand Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri's ouster, some handing out fliers calling him a terrorist and a murderer.
Young men mounted a small stage across the street from Alkatiri's office, launching into speeches criticizing his rule as others chanted "Step down! Step down!"
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