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Tue Mar-03-09 12:31 AM
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Sri Lanka's cricketers shot and wounded as bus attacked in Lahore, Pakistan

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Source: news.com.au

MASKED gunmen have fired on the Sri Lanka cricket team's bus in Lahore in an attack that wounded several of the players as well as killing six policemen and two civilians, a police official said.

Sri Lankan Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge said six members of the cricket team were wounded in the attack.

Two were in hospital and all others were safe, he said.

Pakistan Cricket Board security official Nadeem Iqbal said the team members were attacked near the Lahore stadium where they were being driven to play.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25133386-2,00.html

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