By Prensa Latina
Dili : The countdown for Timor Leste President Jose Ramos Horta’s return to his country has started, after he underwent a successful surgical operation in Darwin, Australia.
Medical sources from Royal Darwin Hospital said that Ramos, who was shot and wounded during an attack on his home in Dili, is coming out of the induced coma.
His doctors declared they are very satisfied with his reconstructive surgery on Tuesday, the last of five the president had.
Presidential spokesman Luke Gosling added the chief of State is
gradually waking up from the effects of sedatives, and already exchanged a few words with his relatives.
Calm prevails in the country after the crisis unleashed about two weeks ago by the coup attempt that also targeted Prime Minister Hanana Gusmao, who escaped a similar attack unharmed.
The Australia-led UN peacekeeping forces in Timor Leste are patrolling the streets and most important zones, and carrying out operations to find collaborators and participants in the attacks, with official sources reporting four arrests.