Two South Korean construction officials were injured last week after dozens of locals raided a waterway construction site in East Timor, a Foreign Ministry official said Monday.
The locals threw stones and assaulted the officials during the attack on the site some 280 kilometers from the capital of Dili last Monday, the official said on condition of anonymity.
The injured received medical treatment at a local hospital but are not in a life-threatening condition, the official added.
The exact motive for the attack remains unclear, although more than 10 of the assailants have been under police investigation.
South Korea has urged the East Timorese government to conduct a thorough investigation into the case and demanded measures to prevent similar incidents in the future. (Yonhap)
