David Wimhurst
David Wimhurst
anger ben cases hours people several voting waiting
There's some frustration and anger on the voting lines. People have ben waiting several hours now and in some cases they haven't even got inside.
anger voting
There's some frustration and anger on the voting lines.
home security stay
There's a lot of security alerts all over town. Our staffers are being told to stay home because they can't get to work.
looks mess quite
This is really quite disturbing, and it looks like it's going to mess up things quite a bit.
far took
It took far too long in some cases.
few gone incidents
There have been a few incidents which were unpleasant. But for the most part, things have gone pretty well.
carry donkeys election fleet materials mules
We've mobilized our fleet of donkeys and mules and they'll trot off and carry the election materials up the mountain.
maintain people security thousands
We have all our security people out there to maintain order. When you get thousands of people on the streets, things can get unpredictable.
fired injure shots warning
We fired two warning shots into the air, and we didn't injure anyone.
basis provide soldiers troop voluntary withdraw
Troop contributors do provide soldiers on a voluntary basis and they can withdraw them when they feel it's appropriate.
huge outside people polling thousands waiting
We have tens of thousands of people outside some polling stations, huge numbers. Sometimes they get unruly, but most are waiting patiently.
armed attacking forces morning mountains piece received refugee third top
We were told at 11:30 this morning that the militias and the TNI -- the armed forces -- were attacking the refugees. We have just received a third piece of information, from another refugee in that area, who's on the top of the mountains overlooking Dare.
deeply line victim victims
We are deeply saddened by this, and it's one more victim in a long line of victims this territory's seen.
choice convinced elections held incidents quite schedule
We're quite convinced the elections will be held on schedule and will unfold, we hope, with no incidents so that everyone can make their choice democratically and freely.