(4 Mar 2007)
++PLEASE NOTE: AUDIO AND VIDEO QUALITY AS INCOMING++
1. Close of East Timor flag
2. Wide of locals holding a banner calling for respect of East Timor's constitution
3. Trees
4. Two Australian soldiers walking down a road, one waves to the cameras
5. Close of Australian soldier checking driver's identification at a road block
6. Australian soldier writing on a piece of paper
7. Close of soldier with gun
8. Various of an Australian helicopter on patrol over Same jungle
9. Wide of the rebel leader, Alfredo Reinado seated in front of a laptop with his armed associates standing behind him
10. Various of Reinado
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Alfredo Reinado, rebel leader:
"This is like they want to turn into second Iraq..." (++soundbite cuts off prematurely)
12. Close of grenade attached to Reinado jersey
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Alfredo Reinado, rebel leader:
"(Australia) comes here not to capture me, not to intervene in our judicial system. They are here to guarantee the security and stability..."
14. Pan down from gun to Reinado's feet
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Alfredo Reinado, rebel leader:
"I'm a military, this weapon belongs to the people, to protect the people. Not to protect any politician or any political party."
16. Various of Reinado's armed associates
17. Residents of Same leaving the town
18. Wide of jungle
19. People carrying their belongings and leaving the town
20. Various of people taking shelter under makeshift tents in the jungle
21. Close of woman and child
22. Child sleeping
23. Close of elderly woman
STORYLINE
International security forces backed by helicopters raided a rebel hide-out in East Timor early on Sunday and killed four suspected insurgents, officials said, however their leader managed to escape.
Australian-led forces had been surrounding Alfredo Reinado's base in the mountain town of Same for the last week.
The rebel leader, who fled the army last year and is wanted for his alleged role in deadly clashes that brought down the government, has ignored repeated calls to turn himself in.
In an interview with AP Television on Saturday - a day before the raid - Alfredo Reinado, who is a former major in the military of East Timor said that "want to turn into second Iraq" - it was unclear who he was referring to.
He said that Australian troops were in the territory "not to capture me, not to intervene in our judicial system. They are here to guarantee the security and stability...".
East Timor, one of the world's youngest and poorest nations, is struggling to regain stability after factional fighting between armed forces spilled into the streets of the capital, Dili, last year, killing at least 37 people and sending 155,000 fleeing from their homes.
Relative calm was restored with the arrival of foreign peacekeepers and the installation of a new government.
However, deadly fights continue between rival gangs, and there are fears presidential elections in April could trigger more violence.
Speaking on Sunday, East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao said that the international forces would continue to hunt for Reinaldo, after the early morning raid failed to capture him.
Gusmao added that if Reinado's surrendered that East Timor would treat him well.
Last week Reinado stole at least 20 weapons from a police, which has made his capture even more of a priority for the government.
In the interview with AP Television, Reinado said he carried weapons to protect the people of East Timor.
"This weapon belongs to the people, to protect the people. Not to protect any politician or any political party" Reinaldo said.
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