11.   With four out of five East Timorese voting for independence, it seemed futile to try to expel all independence supporters.

12.   Armed with homemade guns, rifles and machetes, hundreds of militiamen clashed Wednesday with rock-throwing independence supporters outside U.N. headquarters in the provincial capital.

13.   Attacks on independence supporters, U.N. personnel and other international staff have been blamed on pro-integration groups.

14.   But, like many other former independence supporters, Chen has appeared to soften his views and is not as active as before in the independence cause.

15.   China launched those tests as part of a campaign of intimidation against independence supporters in Taiwan.

16.   China, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan, held those exercises in an attempt to intimidate independence supporters on the island.

17.   Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji warned Taiwan independence supporters that China has never ruled out force in regaining the island.

18.   Gusmao has attained near-legendary status among independence supporters.

19.   He said his greatest concern was to restrain young independence supporters from violence.

20.   He said the independence supporters challenged police during the flag-raising ceremony and also fired arrows at settlers from other parts of Indonesia, wounding three.