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| Pakistani security forces have stepped up a manhunt for up to 14 gunmen who attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team in the city of Lahore. | Pakistani security forces have stepped up a manhunt for up to 14 gunmen who attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team in the city of Lahore. |
| Police say a number of people have been held for questioning and a $125,000 (£89,000) reward has been posted by the government in Punjab. | Police say a number of people have been held for questioning and a $125,000 (£89,000) reward has been posted by the government in Punjab. |
| The Sri Lankan team has now arrived back in Colombo amid emotional scenes. | The Sri Lankan team has now arrived back in Colombo amid emotional scenes. |
| Gunmen opened fire on the team's convoy on Tuesday, killing six policemen and a driver and injuring eight tour members. | Gunmen opened fire on the team's convoy on Tuesday, killing six policemen and a driver and injuring eight tour members. |
| Backpacks | Backpacks |
| Authorities in Lahore have reproduced in newspapers images of the attackers taken from TV footage and police say a number of people have been detained for questioning. | Authorities in Lahore have reproduced in newspapers images of the attackers taken from TV footage and police say a number of people have been detained for questioning. |
| There were just these images of life flashing through my mind Muttiah Muralitharan However, senior police official Haji Habibur Rehman told the Associated Press that little headway had been made in identifying the men. | There were just these images of life flashing through my mind Muttiah Muralitharan However, senior police official Haji Habibur Rehman told the Associated Press that little headway had been made in identifying the men. |
| Police have shown journalists a large cache of arms they say they recovered from several locations near the site of Tuesday's attack. | Police have shown journalists a large cache of arms they say they recovered from several locations near the site of Tuesday's attack. |
| There were backpacks stuffed with food and water, suggesting that the gunmen may have been prepared for a long siege, as was the case in last year's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. | There were backpacks stuffed with food and water, suggesting that the gunmen may have been prepared for a long siege, as was the case in last year's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. |
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| Sri Lankan cricketers return home | Sri Lankan cricketers return home |
| That attack was blamed on the Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Taiba. | That attack was blamed on the Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Taiba. |
| The Pakistani government has been criticised for the level of security provided for the team and analysts say it will now be under intense pressure to find the gunmen. INJURED PLAYERS Thilan SamaraweeraTharanga ParanavitanaMahela JayawardeneKumar SangakkaraAjantha MendisSuranga LakmalChaminda VaasAssistant coach Paul Farbrace Profiles of players href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7923031.stm">In pictures: Cricketers' return after ordeal class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7920995.stm">Bus driver's dramatic escape | |
| Rehman Malik, Pakistan's interior ministry adviser, said the country was in a "state of war". | Rehman Malik, Pakistan's interior ministry adviser, said the country was in a "state of war". |
| He called for patience but vowed to "flush all these terrorists out of the country". | He called for patience but vowed to "flush all these terrorists out of the country". |
| President Asif Ali Zardari, writing in the Wall Street Journal, said the attack showed "once again the evil we are confronting". | President Asif Ali Zardari, writing in the Wall Street Journal, said the attack showed "once again the evil we are confronting". |
| An editorial in Pakistan's The News on Wednesday read: "The world has once again seen that Pakistan is an unsafe place, no matter where you are or who you are". | An editorial in Pakistan's The News on Wednesday read: "The world has once again seen that Pakistan is an unsafe place, no matter where you are or who you are". |
| Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has flown to Pakistan to discuss the incident. | Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has flown to Pakistan to discuss the incident. |
| FBI director Robert Mueller has also arrived in Pakistan on a visit arranged before the attacks. | FBI director Robert Mueller has also arrived in Pakistan on a visit arranged before the attacks. |
| 'Bigger picture' | 'Bigger picture' |
| The Sri Lankan team's return to Colombo saw emotional reunions with anxious family members at the international airport. | The Sri Lankan team's return to Colombo saw emotional reunions with anxious family members at the international airport. |
| "There were just these images of life flashing through my mind; all the while bullets were being sprayed at our bus, people around me were shouting," spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan told the AFP news agency. | "There were just these images of life flashing through my mind; all the while bullets were being sprayed at our bus, people around me were shouting," spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan told the AFP news agency. |
| MAJOR ATTACKS Sept 08: 54 die in an attack on the Marriott hotel in Islamabad June 08: Six killed in car bomb attack near Danish embassy in Islamabad Dec 07: Former PM Benazir Bhutto assassinated along with 20 others at a Rawalpindi rallyMarch 06: Suicide car bombing kills US diplomat in KarachiJune 02: 12 killed in car bomb attack outside US consulate in KarachiMay 02: 11 French engineers and three Pakistanis killed in an attack on Karachi Sheraton hotel Lahore Test scrapped after attackSri Lanka cricket fans in shock Captain Mahela Jayawardene said the attack should lead to better security. | MAJOR ATTACKS Sept 08: 54 die in an attack on the Marriott hotel in Islamabad June 08: Six killed in car bomb attack near Danish embassy in Islamabad Dec 07: Former PM Benazir Bhutto assassinated along with 20 others at a Rawalpindi rallyMarch 06: Suicide car bombing kills US diplomat in KarachiJune 02: 12 killed in car bomb attack outside US consulate in KarachiMay 02: 11 French engineers and three Pakistanis killed in an attack on Karachi Sheraton hotel Lahore Test scrapped after attackSri Lanka cricket fans in shock Captain Mahela Jayawardene said the attack should lead to better security. |
| "This is something for all of us to realise, whoever made all these decisions... that we need to think more than cricket. | "This is something for all of us to realise, whoever made all these decisions... that we need to think more than cricket. |
| "It's about families, livelihoods, kids, wives, parents everybody. We need to look at the bigger picture." | "It's about families, livelihoods, kids, wives, parents everybody. We need to look at the bigger picture." |
| Up to 14 gunmen were involved in the attack on the Liberty Square roundabout in the heart of Lahore. | Up to 14 gunmen were involved in the attack on the Liberty Square roundabout in the heart of Lahore. |
| The masked men opened fire as the Sri Lanka team coach approached the cricket stadium for its Test match against Pakistan. | The masked men opened fire as the Sri Lanka team coach approached the cricket stadium for its Test match against Pakistan. |
| None of the injured Sri Lanka team members was so seriously hurt that they could not fly back to Colombo but once they arrived, five players and assistant coach Paul Farbrace, who is British, went to a local medical centre for further checks. | None of the injured Sri Lanka team members was so seriously hurt that they could not fly back to Colombo but once they arrived, five players and assistant coach Paul Farbrace, who is British, went to a local medical centre for further checks. |
| The attacks are expected to have massive ramifications for the cricket world. | The attacks are expected to have massive ramifications for the cricket world. |
| New Zealand cricket authorities have told the BBC that a proposed tour to Pakistan now seems unlikely. | New Zealand cricket authorities have told the BBC that a proposed tour to Pakistan now seems unlikely. |
| The ICC is also considering whether Pakistan can co-host the cricket World Cup, due to be held across four South Asian countries in 2011. | The ICC is also considering whether Pakistan can co-host the cricket World Cup, due to be held across four South Asian countries in 2011. |
| Pakistan had invited Sri Lanka to tour only after India's cricket team pulled out of a scheduled tour following the Mumbai attacks. | Pakistan had invited Sri Lanka to tour only after India's cricket team pulled out of a scheduled tour following the Mumbai attacks. |
| Those attacks were blamed on Pakistan-based Islamic militants. Al-Qaeda and Taleban militants as well as Kashmiri jihadi groups have been mentioned as possible perpetrators of Tuesday's attack. | Those attacks were blamed on Pakistan-based Islamic militants. Al-Qaeda and Taleban militants as well as Kashmiri jihadi groups have been mentioned as possible perpetrators of Tuesday's attack. |