Sri Lankan Cricket team attacked in Lahore with Guns, Grenades

Indian TV news channels - various | 3 March 2009 | Self

[IndianChief]

Sorry for the vanity- I am just monitoring the news Channels here in India and this is on all of them - The Sri Lankan Cricket team, playing a test series against Pakistan has just been attacked by terrorists with assault weapons and grenades. At least 6 of their players have been injured in the chest and leg, 5 guards killed in the attack near the Qaddafi stadium.

The Sri lamkan team replaced India who refused to tour after the Mumbai carnage.

[IndianChief]

The times of India reports that one player, shot in the chest, is being operated upon.

Sorry, I dont know how to link, but the link is

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lanka-cricketer-Samaraweera-shot-in-chest-TV-reports/articleshow/4216251.cms

Hope he recovers soon. This is a huge blow for world cricket. A whole lot of Indians were following this match.

[cavador]

Latest reports in Sydney,Australia was that one of the gunmen actually fired at the bus with an RPG,but thankfully he missed.
All the more reason for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan to start heading south and be prepared to enter Pakistan,because the Al Quaida supporting Taliban insurgents are already there and waiting.

[rdl6989]

Prayers sent.

[rdl6989]

Somehow, I’ve come to the same conclusion that the ROP has reared its ugly head again.

[OldTCS]

Typical terr cowards! A cricket team? Prayers out to all. I was in Sri Lanka in the mid-80’s. Liked it a lot, very friendly people (didn’t go to the northern areas where the Tamil Tigers were).
Got good shots of friends running from a PO’d cobra. :)

[wastedyears]

Yes

[Stonewall Jackson]

Indeed.

The Talwar-class frigates (three built, three building, and six planned) are a very effective anti-submarine and anti-surface platform. Based off the Russian Krivak III, but with improved electronics and weapon systems, these frigates are intended to replace the older British-built Leander-class ships and then support the new frigates when they come online.

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

LIVE STREAM:

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/video/video_live.aspx?id=0

[ichabod1]

Thats not cricket.

[kanawa]

For the news conference...

“It is clear the only possible game to play in Pakistan is Dodge the Bullets”

[Tainan]

Quaddaffi Stadium on M.L. King Blvd.....verrry bad part of town Sahib...verry bad indeed!

[Cronos]

how dare you, we will kill anyone who says that slam is not a religion of peace!

[Vanders9]

And you thought American Football was a tough game! :)

[unkus]

Hello Stonewall Jackson!

Where are these frigates built?

They look to be pretty speedy.

[swarthyguy]

Best line.

Then again, Pakistan is a sticky wicket.

[Stonewall Jackson]

They are Russian-built, from the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg.

[swarthyguy]

Rather significant a fidayeen style ambush attack like this in Lahore.

And at cricket, the very emblem of non jihadi adoration, and prolly some jihadis too.

To pull of an ambush like this would require some local help, including possibly security types.

A shot across the bow; in the center of Pakistan’s intellectual and cultural life, the glove slaps the face of the Pakistanis.

Pakistan melting down, effing awesome!

[brytlea]

No kidding!