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Sri Lankan cricketers shot in Pakistan
AAP / with Yahoo!7 - March 3, 2009, 3:38 pm
Several Sri Lankan cricket players were shot and wounded on Tuesday when their bus came under fire in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore , their manager Brenden Kurrupu told AFP.
It has been reported that spinner Kumar Sangakkara, Thilan Samaraweera, Ajantha Mendis and Tharanga Paranavithana were among the wounded.
Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene also reportedly phoned his father and told him he was shot in the foot.
The incident happened on the road from the teams' hotel to the Gadaffi stadium, where a Test match is being held.
"It appears that our team bus was targeted on the way to the match. It appears that four of our cricketers have been injured and taken to the hospital," a Sri Lankan cricket official told an Indian TV channel from Colombo.
The gunfire is reported to have continued for 25 minutes. Two bombs were also thrown at the convoy.
At least 12 gunmen have been reported to be involved in the attack.
AAP / with Yahoo!7 - March 3, 2009, 3:38 pm
Several Sri Lankan cricket players were shot and wounded on Tuesday when their bus came under fire in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore , their manager Brenden Kurrupu told AFP.
It has been reported that spinner Kumar Sangakkara, Thilan Samaraweera, Ajantha Mendis and Tharanga Paranavithana were among the wounded.
Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene also reportedly phoned his father and told him he was shot in the foot.
The incident happened on the road from the teams' hotel to the Gadaffi stadium, where a Test match is being held.
"It appears that our team bus was targeted on the way to the match. It appears that four of our cricketers have been injured and taken to the hospital," a Sri Lankan cricket official told an Indian TV channel from Colombo.
The gunfire is reported to have continued for 25 minutes. Two bombs were also thrown at the convoy.
At least 12 gunmen have been reported to be involved in the attack.
