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Tuesday, March 03, 2009 - 4.37 GMT
Sri Lankan cricketers injured in Lahore

 
Several Sri Lankan cricketers including Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranavithana were injured in a shooting incident in Lahore a short while ago.

According to available information gunmen fire on a convoy carrying Pakistani and Sri Lankan cricketers. Unconfirmed reports say some policemen had been killed by the shooting.

Meanwhile the second Test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan called off after the incident.

More information will follow.







 
 
   
   
   
   

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