ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ðɪ ˈiːst tˈɪmoːɹs ɡɛɹˈɪləz kˈɪld sˈɪkstiːn pəlˈiːsmɛn ænd wˈʌn sˈoʊldʒɚɹ ɪn ɐn ˈæmbʊʃ nˌɪɹ kwˈɛlɪkˌaɪ, sˈaʊθiːst ʌv bˈɔːkaʊ.
On 31 May 1997, the East Timorese guerrillas killed 16 policemen and 1 soldier in an ambush near Quelicai, southeast of Baucau.