E.Timor president undergoing surgery -adviser

Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:16pm EST
 
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DILI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta is undergoing surgery at an Australian military base in the capital after being wounded by gunfire in an attack on his home by rebel soldiers, a presidential adviser said on Monday.

"President Ramos-Horta was shot in the stomach and is undergoing surgery at the heliport," Agusto Junior, a presidential adviser, told reporters. (Reporting by Tito Belo; Writing by Ed Davies; Editing by David Fogarty)



 

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