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Soldiers hunt East Timor rebels | Soldiers hunt East Timor rebels |
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Australian-led troops have begun hunting for rebel soldiers believed to be behind attacks on East Timor's two top leaders. | Australian-led troops have begun hunting for rebel soldiers believed to be behind attacks on East Timor's two top leaders. |
Soldiers backed by helicopters and armoured vehicles searched through jungle outside the capital, Dili, for suspects in Monday's twin shootings. | Soldiers backed by helicopters and armoured vehicles searched through jungle outside the capital, Dili, for suspects in Monday's twin shootings. |
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. |
Mr Ramos-Horta is in a serious but stable condition in a Darwin hospital. | Mr Ramos-Horta is in a serious but stable condition in a Darwin hospital. |
A state of emergency remains in place in the country and security is very tight, with UN peacekeepers maintaining a heavy presence. | A state of emergency remains in place in the country and security is very tight, with UN peacekeepers maintaining a heavy presence. |
The UN force has been in East Timor since a wave of street violence in mid-2006. | The UN force has been in East Timor since a wave of street violence in mid-2006. |
A group of rebel soldiers with grievances dating back to that unrest are thought to have carried out Monday's attacks. | A group of rebel soldiers with grievances dating back to that unrest are thought to have carried out Monday's attacks. |
Funeral | Funeral |
On Thursday, police were deployed to the home of rebel leader Alfredo Reinado, who was killed in the early-morning gun fight at Mr Ramos-Horta's residence. | |
Supporters have been mourning rebel leader Alfredo Reinado | Supporters have been mourning rebel leader Alfredo Reinado |
Supporters crowded into his home after his body was brought there for burial. | |
Reinado, a former military officer, had been on the run with a group of followers since the unrest almost two years ago. | Reinado, a former military officer, had been on the run with a group of followers since the unrest almost two years ago. |
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. |
It is his armed followers that the Australian-led troops are now seeking out in the hills behind Dili. | It is his armed followers that the Australian-led troops are now seeking out in the hills behind Dili. |
Eighteen arrest warrants have been issued and more are being prepared, officials said. | Eighteen arrest warrants have been issued and more are being prepared, officials said. |
On Friday, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is to visit East Timor to hold talks with Mr Gusmao. | On Friday, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is to visit East Timor to hold talks with Mr Gusmao. |
Australia despatched additional troops to East Timor hours after Monday's attacks, in a bid to ensure stability in the fledgling nation. | Australia despatched additional troops to East Timor hours after Monday's attacks, in a bid to ensure stability in the fledgling nation. |
East Timor gained independence in 2002, after decades under Indonesian rule. | East Timor gained independence in 2002, after decades under Indonesian rule. |
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