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 DILI, East Timor (AP) - Hundreds of opposition loyalists torched buildings, attacked U.N. cars and threw rocks at police Tuesday as violence triggered by the appointment of a new prime minister spread beyond the capital, police and witnesses said. At least six people were wounded.
Security forces fired tear gas to contain the mobs, who also set up roadblocks of burning tires. The clashes threaten the fragile peace that took hold after the collapse of tiny, impoverished East Timor's government a year ago.
The United Nations, which has been overseeing security since last year's spasm, described the country as "volatile" and "tense," but said the situation was under control.
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