By KUNA
United Nations : “Shocked and dismayed,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the attack in Timor Leste earlier in the day in which President Jose Ramos Horta was shot in the stomach by rebel troops, and the attack on the convoy of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.
“The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest possible terms these unacceptable attacks on the legitimate institutions of the state and calls on the Timorese people to remain calm and refrain from all violent acts,” his press office said early Monday.
The statement said the United Nations Police (UNPol) is on a high state of alert and is coordinating with the International Security Forces (ISF) and the Timorese authorities.
It added that upon receipt of this information, Special Representative Atul Khare immediately left the US and is on his way back to Dili, the capital.
Ramos-Horta may be flown to Darwin, a far northern city of Australia, for medical treatment.
A number of people were also killed and wounded.