Lahore, March 03: In a shocking incident, pointing to the precipitous situation in Pakistan, the Sri Lankan cricket team which is in Lahore to play the second Test was attacked upon by a gang of gunmen early on Tuesday.
There were media reports that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had confirmed that two Sri Lankan players have been injured and have been taken to the hospital. The Sri Lankan cricket board has cancelled the tour with immediate effect while the encounter with the unidentified gunmen is still going on. As per initial reports the attack happened outside the Gaddafi stadium when the team was moving from the Liberty chowk to the Polo Ground road on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium. Then all of a sudden two grenades were lobbed on the convoy, followed by indiscriminate firing. Three policemen have lost their lives while two others are reportedly injured. D.M. Isitha Eranga Dissanayaka http://isitha.myblog.lk [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ ****************************************************** This is a Best Sri Lankan E-Mail Group. ****************************************************** IF you like to join us, Send a E-mail to, [email protected] visit this group at http://groups.google.lk/group/sricom *********************:::SriCom:::************************* ****************************************************** ===================================================================== If this email is addressed wrongly, or if you no longer wish to receive emails, kindly inform us so that we may correct and update our lists. ===================================================================== -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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