Terror Attack - 6 Srilankan Players injured

[Sanguine Sridhar]

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[sgokulprathap]

http://cricketnext.in.com/news/sri-l.../38740-13.html

In a dastardly attack the Sri Lankan cricket team was today targeted by unidentified gunmen who opened fire on their bus while they were on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Tuesday.


According to Geo TV reports, four policemen who were part of the security ring for the Sri Lankan players have been killed.


Apart from firing at the team, even grenades were lobbed at the Lankan team bus. The police and security forces have cordoned off the area and the encounter is still on.

[sgokulprathap]

Five Lankan players injured in attack; tour cancelled.

[Sourav]

Terror attack on the sri lankan players...
Title-a matthu...It was aimed on players.

[directhit]

From cricinfo:

Kumar Sangakkara is believed to be among the injured, according to team manager Brendon Kruppu.

[Sourav]

LAHORE, Pakistan, (AFP) – Several Sri Lankan cricket players were shot and wounded Tuesday when their bus came under fire in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, their manager Brenden Kurrupu told AFP.

He said up to five or six players were believed to have been wounded.

The shooting took place near the Gaddafi stadium gate when the team was heading for the third day's play in the second Test against Pakistan, he said.

"We are assessing the situation," Pakistan cricket board chief Ejaz Butt said.

In Sri Lanka, Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge said two players, Tharanga Paranavitana and Thilan Samaraweera, had been taken to hospital in the city.

[sgokulprathap]

http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2009/m...-in-lahore.htm
Gunmen killed at least four people in an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team's bus on Tuesday as it drove to the Gadaffi stadium in Lahore [Images], according to witnesses and cricket officials.

Sri Lankan media, quoting the sports minister, said four players received minor injuries in the attack -- Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis , Thilan Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranavithana.

Pakistan television channels said four people were killed.

A witness told Reuters he believed two police commandos were killed along with a regular policeman and a traffic warden. Shopkeeper Ahmed Ali said the two police commandos had been driving behind the team bus when they were hit.

"It was a very heavy firing and I heard at least two explosions at the time," said a Reuters witness who had been on his way to cover the test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Pakistan only invited the Sri Lanka team to tour after India's team pulled out with security concerns following the militant attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai in November.

[Sourav]

In a tragic incident seven Sri Lankan players were injured in a attack near Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Sangakkara, Samrveera and Mendis were among the injured, who sustained bullet injuries. Media report claims that Samarveera sustains two bullets in his lungs. Definitely, it's a shameful incident.

[sgokulprathap]

http://cricketnext.in.com/news/tour-.../38740-13.html

Five Lankan players injured in attack; tour cancelled

New Delhi: Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan was cancelled on Tuesday after about 12 unidentified gunmen opened fire and injured the visiting players, including Kumar Sangakkara, Thilan Samaraweera and Ajantha Mendis near the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore this morning.


Seven to eight Sri Lankan players are believed to have received bullet wounds after the gunmen surrounded their team bus and opened fire while they were on their way to the stadium. Today was the third day of the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.


Two of the players are believed to be seriously injured, according to the security officer of the Gaddafi stadium.

[ajithfederer]

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Lahore, 3rd day

SL cricketers injured in terror attack

Cricinfo staff

March 3, 2009

Terror struck at the heart of cricket when masked gunmen attacked the bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Five cricketers, including Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, and his deputy Kumar Sangakkara, received minor injuries. The attack left five security men dead and will almost certainly lead to abandonment of the ongoing Test match.

While there have been terror strikes on the peripheries of cricket, this is the first time players have been directly targeted. The Sri Lankans were on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium when their bus was attacked by five armed terrorists near Liberty market. Habibur Rehman, chief commissioner of police, said 12 masked terrorists fired at the Sri Lankan team bus. The gunmen shot at the wheels of the bus and also injured the driver. A grenade was also thrown at the bus but it missed. The others players injured are Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranavitana

"The bus came under attack as we were driving to the stadium, the gunmen targeted the wheels of the bus first and then the bus," Mahela Jayawardene told Cricinfo. "We all dived to the floor to take cover. About five players have been injured and also Paul Farbrace [a member of the support staff], but most of the injuries appear to be minor at this stage and caused by debris."

The Sri Lankan team had stepped in to fill a gap after the Indian government had barred the Indian team from touring Pakistan in the aftermath of the terror attack in Mumbai by Pakistan-based terrorists.

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