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East Timorese President's Injured Attacked By guerrillas |
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Monday, 11 February 2008 |
Several of the guerrillas's members attacked the residence of East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta, on Monday morning, and he was injured on the stomach as a result of being affected by bullets, said the military spokesperson on Monday.
The leader of the guerrillas Alfredo Reinado was killed in the attack and a East Timorese soldier also suffered the serious wound, said the military spokesperson of Domingos da Camara.
The injury on the stomach of Ramos-Horta apparently serious, said his neighbour of Januario Freitas.
Ramos-Horta was carried to the helicopter base that was operated on by the Australian military and was flown to Australia, said one of his family's members who did not name his identity.
The youngest country in this Asia fought to bring about the stability after slipping into the disturbance in 2006, when the troops was broken according to the territory.
Bloodshed between-faction in the last two years killed 37 people and made 150,000 leave their residence, and the foreign troops was needed in order to restores peace.
Reinado led the opposition to the government and was accused of carrying out the murder for the disturbance 2006.
The guerrillas who were loyal to Reinado shot the Australian troops that berpatroli near Dili early of this month, said a commander of the Australian troops at that time as being quoted by Reuters. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 11 February 2008 )
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