A dozen masked gunmen armed with rifles and rocket launchers attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team, when he went to a game in Pakistan today, injuring more players and killing five policemen.Six Sri Lankan cricket players injured by armed men in the eastern Pakistani city Lahore. City police chief Haji Habibur Rehman said none of the attackers were killed and captured in the scene, authorities did not speculate on the identity of the perpetrators or their motives. Sliding courts started at around 8:40 and stayed for 15 minutes.
TV pictures showed gunmen with rucksacks apparently attackers fired on the convoy as they withdrew from the scene with a number of damaged vehicles and a single, undetonated grenade lying on the ground. A Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry official said the two players Thilan Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranavitana was in hospital. He said that three players were slightly injured and that the head coach, Australian Trevor Bayliss, also sustained minor injuries. Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara said yes-FM radio station that all players are out of danger. Five policemen killed in attack on 12 Masked gunmen. Authorities canceled the La test match and the governor said the team flew home today.
Sri Lanka cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene said that the players dived to the floor of the bus to cover when the team bus came under heavy fire from terrorists, against the Gaddafi Stadium for the test match here Tuesday. The bus came under fire as we drive to the stadium, the gunmen first targeted the wheels on the bus . He also said that we all dived to the floor to cover. Five players are injured and Paul Farbrace, but most of the injuries appear minor at that time and caused by debris. Six Sri Lankan cricket players including Jayawaredene, Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranavitana received injuries in the attack.
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