BBC Online
East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta is in a critical condition and has been put into an induced coma, after being shot by rebel soldiers.
Mr Ramos-Horta was shot in a pre-dawn attack on his Dili home, and later airlifted to Australia for treatment.
Later Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao declared a 48-hour state of emergency, including a night-time curfew.
Gusmao, who was targeted in a separate incident but was unharmed, described the events as a coup attempt.
Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado and another rebel died in the attack on Ramos-Horta. [Read more]