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Violence has broken out in several areas of East Timor,a day after independence hero Xanana Gusmao was named as the new prime minister.Protesters threw rocks and set fire to buildings,and security forces used tear gas in response.Mr Gusmao was chosen as the new premier to end weeks of deadlock,after no single party won a majority in June's parliamentary elections.But his party's main rival,Fretilin,denounced the decision as illegal.About 100 youths from a predominantly pro-Fretilin refugee camp near the international airport threw rocks at police on Tuesday,according to a reporter for the French news agency AFP.Police then fired tear gas towards the group,who were reportedly yelling"Fretilin!Fretilin!".Other witnesses report seeing mobs setting fire to government buildings in the eastern districts of Baucau and Viqueque.The unrest triggered fears of an end to the fragile peace that has held since mid-2006,when violent feuding between rival army and police units spilled out on to the streets.More than 30 people were killed and thousands were forced to flee their homes in the 2006 unrest.To read more go to:
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