In East Timor, prosecutors are set to issue arrest warrants for eighteen rebel soldiers accused in Monday’s attack on the country’s two top leaders. President Jose Ramos-Horta remains in serious but stable condition as he recovers in an Australian hospital. East Timor is in a state of emergency as Australian troops arrive to back up an international peacekeeping force. International commander James Baker said the attackers would be punished.

Commander James Baker: “The attacks on the Timor-Leste leadership on the 11th of February, 2008, cannot go unpunished, and any individuals found to be involved should be brought before the Timor-Leste justice system.”