How the attack on Lankan cricketers happened in Lahore on March 3, 2009

Neeraj Nanda | Mar 04, 2009 | Comments 1

1. Masked gunmen ambush the players’ convoy, firing at least one rocket grenade, and killing five police officers in an escort vehicle and one other on the ground. Several players are injured.
2. The driver speeds the team bus to the Gaddafi Stadium where the players are airlifted by helicopter to safety.
3. Gunmen escape in the direction of Liberty Market. Ammunition and weapons, including a rocket launcher, found.

- BBC, 3 March 2009

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About the Author: Neeraj Nanda, Editor South Asia Times - 27 years experience in Radio, TV & Print Media. - Analyst/Commentator in Indian, South Asian and Asia Pacific affairs. - President, South Asian Journalists Association of Australia Inc. - Executive Member, Australian Indian Innovations Inc. - Former activist Delhi Union of Journalists, Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) & Indian Journalists Union (IJU) , Patriot-LInk Workers Union & Hindustan Times Employees Union. - Based now in Melbourne, Australia

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