Sri Lanka players targeted as gunmen kill eight in Lahore
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At least eight people have died in a terror attack on a convoy taking the Sri Lankan cricket team to a match in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
According to reports, six policemen and two civilians were killed as masked men opened fire on the team’s minibus.
Six of the cricket players were injured in the attack say Sri Lankan authorities, including Thilan Samaraweera who was shot in the thigh.
Salman Taseer, the governor of the Pendjab province, told journalists: “I want to say it’s the same pattern, the same terrorists who attacked Mumbai.”
For the full story and photos head to BILD.com
According to reports, six policemen and two civilians were killed as masked men opened fire on the team’s minibus.
Six of the cricket players were injured in the attack say Sri Lankan authorities, including Thilan Samaraweera who was shot in the thigh.
Salman Taseer, the governor of the Pendjab province, told journalists: “I want to say it’s the same pattern, the same terrorists who attacked Mumbai.”
For the full story and photos head to BILD.com
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