Tuesday, March 3, 2009




Pakistan: 8 Sri Lankan cricket players wounded

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) —
An official says eight members of Sri Lanka's national cricket team have been wounded after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in eastern Pakistan.
Pakistan Cricket Board security official Nadeem Iqbal says the team members were hurt Tuesday near the stadium where they were due to arrive to play.
Sri Lankan team manager Brendon Kruppu confirmed the incident and said the team's batsman, Kumar Sangakkara, was among the injured.
Security concerns have plagued Pakistan for years and some foreign sports teams have refused to play here.NDTV



Sri Lankan criket team attacked in Lahore



Unidentified gunmen attacked the bus taking the Sri Lankan cricket squad and its police escort to a cricket stadium in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore on Tuesday, according to witnesses and cricket officials.
Television channels reported that four people were killed, including at least three policemen, while a Pakistani cricket official said two members of the Sri Lankan squad were among the wounded.




1 comments:

Aniket said...

RIP - Pak cricket

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