Scoop Images: First Light In Timor
Tuesday, 11 January 2000, 4:09 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson
Two images courtesy of the New Zealand Defence force….
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On duty New Years
Day – Sergeant Steve Knapton – with No. 3 Squadron - takes
in the view while on an aerial reconnaissance mission on New
Years Day.
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The dawn of the new
Millennium touches the world’s newest Nation East Timor.
Kiwi Soldiers celebrate the moment on an impressive statue
of Jesus Christ that dominates the harbour in
Dili.
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Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.