According to the UN Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET), an armed group attacked a minibus carrying civilians in Bobonaro District. The Timor-Leste national police and UN police responded to the incident and were joined by a Quick Reaction Force of UN peacekeepers.
Two of the injured were taken to the capital, Dili, and the third to the UN peacekeeping force's regional medical centre.
Earlier in the day, a truck was similarly attacked in the same area.
