Indonesia extradites East Timor rebels

Four rebels wanted over armed attacks against East Timor's president and prime minister were extradited amid tight security from Indonesia on Monday.

The four, wearing red T-shirts and handcuffed, were seen boarding a charter plane under armed police escort at the Halim Perdanakusumah airport in East Jakarta, AFP reported.

More uniformed and plainclothes police, some of them armed, were deployed on the runway as the rebels left for East Timor to face justice over the February 11 attacks.

There were no comments from the deportees or police at the airport. (*) end