Tuesday, 12 February 2008

Ramos-Horta to stay in induced coma

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta is "not out of the woods yet" following the attempt to assassinate him and will remain in an induced coma until at least Thursday, doctors say.
The Nobel Peace prize winner is in a serious but stable condition following Monday's assassination attempt in Dili, during which he was shot two or three times.

Surgeons operated on Dr Ramos-Horta for up to three hours overnight to remove bullet fragments and repair his wounds. He faces further surgery.

"His condition remains extremely serious but by the same token, stable," Royal Darwin Hospital general manager Len Notaras told ABC radio.

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