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Ken Burch
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posted 11 February 2008 03:19 AM      Profile for Ken Burch     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7238142.stm

It sounds like his condition has been downgraded from the initial reports that he was stable.

The mutinous army officer who led the coup was killed in the attempt.

Australian television is reporting that UN troops refused to help Ramos-Horta after the shooting:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/11/2159937.htm

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