DILI, East Timor -- Rebel soldiers accused of trying to assassinate the president and prime minister of East Timor went on trial Monday. The 28 men ambushed President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in "simultaneous attacks" last year, chief prosecutor Felismino Cardoso said in his opening remarks. Ramos-Horta barely survived after being shot in the stomach outside his home on Feb. 11, 2008. He was flown to...
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