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| E Timor rebel leader surrenders | E Timor rebel leader surrenders |
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| The leader of a group of rebels accused of trying to assassinate East Timor's president has surrendered. | The leader of a group of rebels accused of trying to assassinate East Timor's president has surrendered. |
| Gastao Salsinha and 11 other rebels handed themselves in to Deputy Prime Minister Jose Luis Guterres at the government palace in the capital, Dili. | |
| Mr Guterres described the surrender as a "historic moment" for East Timor. | |
| President Jose Ramos-Horta was seriously hurt in the February attack, which triggered fears for the stability of the newly-independent nation. | President Jose Ramos-Horta was seriously hurt in the February attack, which triggered fears for the stability of the newly-independent nation. |
| He underwent weeks of treatment for bullet wounds in an Australian hospital and only returned to East Timor earlier this month. | |
| 'Harmony and stability' | |
| Gastao Salsinha took over the leadership of the rebels from Alfredo Reinado, who was shot dead in the attack on Mr Ramos-Horta. | |
| His decision to surrender followed days of negotiations with officials in a house in the west of the country. | |
| Mr Gutteres confirmed that the rebels had turned in their guns. | |
| "So officially the rebellion is over, and now what we have to do is bring all of them to justice," he said. | |
| "It's a historic moment for the country, and a historic moment for the people of East Timor." | |
| "We believe that from now on the Timorese development will start and people will have a better future, as well as living in peace, harmony and stability." |