LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A team of heavily armed gunmen, some traveling in rickshaws, ambushed Sri Lanka’s national cricket team Tuesday as it arrived for a match, killing six police guards and wounding seven players. The brazen attack heightened fears that Pakistan is becoming increasingly unstable. The assault bore striking similarities to last year’s three-day hostage drama in the Indian financial capital of Mumbai. Working in pairs, the attackers in Lahore carried walkie-talkies and backpacks stuffed with water, dried fruit and other high-energy food — a sign they anticipated a protracted siege.–Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Gunmen in rickshaws attack cricket team
By The Associated Press
March 3, 2009