Sri Lanka Cricket Team Attacked By Terrorists 8 Dead
March 2, 2009 by national
Filed under World Report
A deadly attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday was likely the work of “well-trained terrorists,” its police chief said.
“There were 12 masked gunmen,” Habib-ur Rehman told reporters, adding that police battled against the assailants for about 25 minutes.
“They appeared to be well-trained terrorists. They came on rickshaws. They were armed with rockets, hand grenades, kalashnikovs.”
He said five policemen were killed in the gun attack which also wounded at least three Sri Lankan players.
“Five policemen who were providing protection to the team sacrificed their lives,” he added.
Masked gunman opened fire on the Sri Lankan cricket team’s bus in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding six players, officials said.
Lahore police chief Habib-ur Rehman said 12 gunmen attacked the convoy near Lahore’s Gaddafi stadium with rockets, hand grenades and automatic weapons and were involved in a 25-minute shoot-out with the security forces.
“They appeared to be well-trained terrorists. They came on rickshaws,” he told reporters.
A police official said two civilians and six police officers who were guarding the players were killed in the attack which happened as the team was heading for the third day’s play in the second Test against Pakistan.
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i guess this is a another LTTE terrorist inhuman attack
hiran
(MHG)
Ban Pakisthan from conducting any of the international events and tourists should completely stop going to Pakisthan. The government is rigged! They even negotiate with terrorists! Initially none of the Pakisthani government ”Officials” were willing to admit that Mumbai carnage was caused by terrorists from Pakisthani soil, they went on to allege that there is no terrorist activity in Pakisthan. How long can they keep acting blind to these terrorists that they themselves have nurtured? How long will that so called Government of Pakisthan stand? Its all a matter of days before the whole country falls into terrorist hands unless the Pakisthanis admit their mistake and counter the terrorists that they themselves have nurtured so well. And this is quite obvious that Pakisthani security is so not adequate!
Condition in Pakistan is worst. This is another sign of anarchy. God save Pakistan!
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nw the world will know real face of pakistan
Be careful, Pakistan has ALOT of NUKES, they need to be kept safe
I hear that this is the way its going to be from now on, Quick and small
this attack on Sri Lanka’s unsuspecting Cricket team is tragic because of the deaths and because of the long term effect this will have internationally