On 11 February 2008, national television reported that the motorcade of Gusmão had come under gunfire one hour after President Ramos-Horta was shot in the stomach; according to the Associated Press, the two incidents raised the possibility of a coup attempt.
ˌɔn ɪlˈɛvən fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, nˈæʃənəl tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðætðə mˈoʊɾɚkˌeɪd ʌv ɡˈʌsmaʊ hæd kˈʌm ˌʌndɚ ɡˈʌnfaɪɚ wˈʌn ˈaʊɚɹ ˈæftɚ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɹˈɑːmoʊzhˈɔːɹɾə wʌz ʃˈɑːt ɪnðə stˈʌmək; ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðɪ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd pɹˈɛs, ðə tˈuː ˈɪnsɪdənts ɹˈeɪzd ðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi əvə kˈuːp ɐtˈɛmpt.