Mobilisation urged by MSF

Rome - The medical group, Medecins Sans Frontieres, said yesterday the last members of its organisation had been expelled from…

Rome - The medical group, Medecins Sans Frontieres, said yesterday the last members of its organisation had been expelled from East Timor and there were no more international medical staff in the territory.

In a statement the organisation said the last five MSF volunteers were expelled by militias from the city of Baucau on Tuesday.

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