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East Timor bustles with crowds

In East Timor, the capital, Dili, is bustling with crowds as the people prepare for celebrations to mark its independence at midnight on Sunday.

Mark Bowling reports

An estimated crowd of 100-thousand people will pack into a newly built open arena on the outskirts of Dili. Truck loads of village people are arriving in the capital and will be housed for the next few days in tents being set up in parks and open fields. East timor's nobel peace prize laureat, Bishop Carlos Bello says that while the new nations is preparing to celebrate there are daunting challenges ahead. East timor will officially be described as Asia's poorest country and Bishop Bello says the top priority will be educating the next generation.

18/05/2002 04:50:22 | ABC Radio Australia News

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