East Timor PM Alkatiri resigns

DILI, June 26 (Reuters) East Timor's embattled prime minister, Mari Alkatiri, told a news conference today he has resigned from the post.

Alkatiri has been widely blamed for violence which erupted after fighting within the armed forces spiralled into rioting, arson and looting in the streets of the capital, Dili.

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