6 dead in attack on Sri Lankan cricketers

At least six security personnel were killed and up to eight members of Sri Lanka’s cricket team hurt Tuesday in an attack on the team’s bus by gunmen in Lahore, Pakistan. The Sri Lankan squad had been making its way to the city’s Gaddafi Stadium for the third day of the second test match against Pakistan at around 9 a.m

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Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team

Gunmen attacked a bus carrying the Sri Lankan national cricket team Tuesday morning as it approached Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for a match against Pakistan, wounding six or seven players, authorities and team officials said. “When we spoke to the team manager, it appeared that there are a couple of gunshot wounds and a couple of shrapnel wounds,” said Charith Senanayake, the team’s media manager.

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