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8 Die as Pakistan Gunmen Attack Sri Lankan Cricket Team

5 cops killed, at least 8 team members injured

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(Newser) – A dozen masked gunmen armed with rocket launchers and rifles opened fire in Pakistan today on a bus carrying Sri Lanka's national cricket team, killing five police officers and injuring at least eight team members. Gunmen rushed the bus as it headed to a stadium in Lahore for a match against Pakistan, reports CNN. "This is a very well-planned attack," said a security official. "The team is very much scared." Many teams are refusing to compete in Pakistan because of terrorist attacks.

Gunmen converge on a vehicle carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team. Five police officers were killed and at least two players injured by the gunmen, who were armed with rifles and rocket launchers.
Gunmen converge on a vehicle carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team. Five police officers were killed and at least two players injured by the gunmen, who were armed with rifles and rocket launchers.   (AP Photo/AAJ via APTN)
Bullet holes riddle the windshield of a police van in Lahore, Pakistan, today after a dozen masked gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying members of Sri Lanka's national cricket team.
Bullet holes riddle the windshield of a police van in Lahore, Pakistan, today after a dozen masked gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying members of Sri Lanka's national cricket team.   (AP Photo/GEO TV via APTN)
A man hides behind a pillar in Lahore, Pakistan Tuesday, during a gunman attack on Sri Lanka's national cricket team.
A man hides behind a pillar in Lahore, Pakistan Tuesday, during a gunman attack on Sri Lanka's national cricket team.   (AP Photo/AAJ via APTN)
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NutsInNY
Mar 3, 09 4:23 AM CST
AMERICA WEBSITE doesn't known nouns from adjectives. Reply
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AmericaPrevails
Mar 3, 09 11:03 AM CST
American Website. And we use nouns differently than Arabs do. They put the noun before the adjective, we switch it around. For instance "Beautiful= (adjective) car=(noun) you've got there" is now.. abrah cadabrah! "Your CAR (Noun) is beautiful (adjective)" or "the watch is nice" tu comprondre? I thought these people were making great progress against the extremists? I was reading an article a few days ago about how they ousted the Taliban from a stronghold in their country? Reply
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NutsInNY
Mar 3, 09 10:44 PM CST
What a dumb, pseudo-linguistic response to my comment about the ungrammatical headline about "Pakistan Gunmen"... (As the Persian expression goes, "Cheshmet kursheh!")
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Forderon
Mar 3, 09 3:22 PM CST
Wow, traditionally it's been an unwritten rule, even among terrorists, that they don't attack movie stars and sportsmen, not because they don't want to but because of the tight security. But now they're attacking a high-profile cricket team in broad daylight! What does this say about security in Pakistan? Teams have already refused to tour in Pakistan, now int'l cricket in Pakistan is in danger for years to come. No one will want to tour there and the 2011 World Cup hosting duties that were supposed to be shared with India will now be held completely by India. Good job Paki terrorists, now your country even loses cricket! One good thing that comes of this is that it'll turn the common Pakistani against terrorists even more. Cricket diplomacy might be a new weapon! Reply
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