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| Rebels sought in E Timor attacks | Rebels sought in E Timor attacks |
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| Prosecutors in East Timor are to issue arrest warrants for 18 suspects believed to be involved in Monday's attacks on the nation's top leaders. | Prosecutors in East Timor are to issue arrest warrants for 18 suspects believed to be involved in Monday's attacks on the nation's top leaders. |
| President Jose Ramos-Horta was shot three times, while PM Xanana Gusmao escaped unhurt from a separate attack. | President Jose Ramos-Horta was shot three times, while PM Xanana Gusmao escaped unhurt from a separate attack. |
| Surgeons in Australia have performed a third operation on Mr Ramos-Horta, who is in a serious but stable condition. | |
| A state of emergency is in place in East Timor and Australian troops are continuing to arrive in the country. | A state of emergency is in place in East Timor and Australian troops are continuing to arrive in the country. |
| The troops are being brought in to reinforce international peacekeepers who have been in East Timor since a wave of street violence in mid-2006. | The troops are being brought in to reinforce international peacekeepers who have been in East Timor since a wave of street violence in mid-2006. |
| A group of rebel soldiers with grievances that date back to that unrest are thought to have been behind Monday's attacks. | A group of rebel soldiers with grievances that date back to that unrest are thought to have been behind Monday's attacks. |
| Troop presence | Troop presence |
| Prosecutor-General Longinhos Monteiro did not name the suspects but said arrest warrants would likely be issued later in the day. | Prosecutor-General Longinhos Monteiro did not name the suspects but said arrest warrants would likely be issued later in the day. |
| "On this preliminary list there are 18 names and this number may still grow, depending on the progress of the case," he told journalists in the capital, Dili. | "On this preliminary list there are 18 names and this number may still grow, depending on the progress of the case," he told journalists in the capital, Dili. |
| Timorese shock at shootingIn pictures: Timor leader shotWho are the rebel soldiers?Profile: Jose Ramos-Horta | Timorese shock at shootingIn pictures: Timor leader shotWho are the rebel soldiers?Profile: Jose Ramos-Horta |
| No arrests have been made so far. Renegade soldier Alfredo Reinado was killed in the attack, along with another rebel. | No arrests have been made so far. Renegade soldier Alfredo Reinado was killed in the attack, along with another rebel. |
| The situation in Dili remained calm, despite fears that the attacks would trigger further unrest. | The situation in Dili remained calm, despite fears that the attacks would trigger further unrest. |
| Peacekeepers and East Timorese troops have been maintaining a heavy presence on the streets and a night-time curfew has been in place. | Peacekeepers and East Timorese troops have been maintaining a heavy presence on the streets and a night-time curfew has been in place. |
| In Darwin, doctors carried out a further operation on Mr Ramos-Horta, who was shot in the chest and stomach in the pre-dawn attack outside his Dili residence. | In Darwin, doctors carried out a further operation on Mr Ramos-Horta, who was shot in the chest and stomach in the pre-dawn attack outside his Dili residence. |
| "The president underwent surgery this morning and we are very pleased with his progress, although he remains in a serious but stable condition," Len Notaras, general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital, told Reuters news agency. | "The president underwent surgery this morning and we are very pleased with his progress, although he remains in a serious but stable condition," Len Notaras, general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital, told Reuters news agency. |
| He was expected to remain in an induced coma for several days, doctors said. | He was expected to remain in an induced coma for several days, doctors said. |
| One of Mr Ramos-Horta's guards injured in the attack was also being airlifted to Darwin for further treatment. | One of Mr Ramos-Horta's guards injured in the attack was also being airlifted to Darwin for further treatment. |
| The twin attacks have shocked residents in East Timor, one of the world's newest and poorest nations. | The twin attacks have shocked residents in East Timor, one of the world's newest and poorest nations. |
| Reinado, a former military officer, had been on the run with a group of followers since the wave of violence that swept through East Timor in mid-2006. | Reinado, a former military officer, had been on the run with a group of followers since the wave of violence that swept through East Timor in mid-2006. |
| He was accused of being involved in several shooting incidents during the violence and charged with murder. | He was accused of being involved in several shooting incidents during the violence and charged with murder. |