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| Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has vowed that those who attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team will be caught, and punished "with iron hands". | Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has vowed that those who attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team will be caught, and punished "with iron hands". |
| Mr Zardari told visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama in Islamabad that progress was being made in investigating the attack in Lahore. | Mr Zardari told visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama in Islamabad that progress was being made in investigating the attack in Lahore. |
| The Sri Lankan team has arrived back in Colombo amid emotional scenes. | The Sri Lankan team has 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 |
| Mr Zardari said: "Progress has been made in the investigation and the perpetrators will be exposed and brought to justice." | Mr Zardari said: "Progress has been made in the investigation and the perpetrators will be exposed and brought to justice." |
| Police say the cache of weapons suggests a long operation was planned | Police say the cache of weapons suggests a long operation was planned |
| He admitted that the attack was "a serious setback that had also undermined the sport of cricket in Pakistan". | He admitted that the attack was "a serious setback that had also undermined the sport of cricket in Pakistan". |
| Mr Zardari welcomed Sri Lanka's assertion that the attack would not harm ties and called for the two nations to work together to "learn from each other's experiences in fighting terrorism". | Mr Zardari welcomed Sri Lanka's assertion that the attack would not harm ties and called for the two nations to work together to "learn from each other's experiences in fighting terrorism". |
| Up to 14 gunmen were involved in the attack at the Liberty Square roundabout in the heart of Lahore on Tuesday. | Up to 14 gunmen were involved in the attack at the Liberty Square roundabout in the heart of Lahore on Tuesday. |
| The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says hundreds of people have been questioned in poorer areas of Lahore to find clues to the attackers. | The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says hundreds of people have been questioned in poorer areas of Lahore to find clues to the attackers. |
| A number of people have been detained for further investigation but senior police official Haji Habibur Rehman told the Associated Press news agency that little headway had been made in identifying the men. | A number of people have been detained for further investigation but senior police official Haji Habibur Rehman told the Associated Press news agency that little headway had been made in identifying the men. |
| The police have registered a criminal case against unidentified men, saying they fired rocket-propelled grenades, threw grenades at the bus and fired automatic weapons, killing seven people and injuring eight. | The police have registered a criminal case against unidentified men, saying they fired rocket-propelled grenades, threw grenades at the bus and fired automatic weapons, killing seven people and injuring eight. |
| Investigators are checking a number of backpacks recovered from nine locations in the city that were apparently left by the attackers as they escaped. | Investigators are checking a number of backpacks recovered from nine locations in the city that were apparently left by the attackers as they escaped. |
| INJURED PLAYERS Thilan SamaraweeraTharanga ParanavitanaMahela JayawardeneKumar SangakkaraAjantha MendisSuranga LakmalChaminda VaasAssistant coach Paul Farbrace Profiles of playersIn pictures: Cricketers returnBus driver's dramatic escape Police say the backpacks contain water bottles and dry food items, indicating that the attackers were preparing for a long operation, as was the case in last year's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. | INJURED PLAYERS Thilan SamaraweeraTharanga ParanavitanaMahela JayawardeneKumar SangakkaraAjantha MendisSuranga LakmalChaminda VaasAssistant coach Paul Farbrace Profiles of playersIn pictures: Cricketers returnBus driver's dramatic escape Police say the backpacks contain water bottles and dry food items, indicating that the attackers were preparing for a long operation, as was the case in last year's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. |
| The government of Punjab province has placed advertisements in local newspapers announcing a $125,000 reward for any information that leads to the attackers. | The government of Punjab province has placed advertisements in local newspapers announcing a $125,000 reward for any information that leads to the attackers. |
| The advert, carried on most front pages, features two grainy pictures of the attackers, apparently taken from video footage. | The advert, carried on most front pages, features two grainy pictures of the attackers, apparently taken from video footage. |
| UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday called the attack "tragic", adding: "I've been pressing for some time the Pakistan government to make sure that arrests happen, that terrorists are brought under control." | UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday called the attack "tragic", adding: "I've been pressing for some time the Pakistan government to make sure that arrests happen, that terrorists are brought under control." |
| BBC defence and security correspondent Rob Watson says there is Western concern that Pakistan does not have the necessary counter-insurgency fighting capabilities to tackle militants even if the political will is there. | BBC defence and security correspondent Rob Watson says there is Western concern that Pakistan does not have the necessary counter-insurgency fighting capabilities to tackle militants even if the political will is there. |
| But he says Western officials also believe there is a growing realisation among many in Pakistan's security establishment that the extremist Islamist network they helped to create over the years is now a threat to the Pakistani state's existence. | But he says Western officials also believe there is a growing realisation among many in Pakistan's security establishment that the extremist Islamist network they helped to create over the years is now a threat to the Pakistani state's existence. |
| Emotional reunions | Emotional reunions |
| Residents in Lahore have converged on Liberty Square to pay homage to the policemen killed in the attack. The residents held prayers and laid wreaths. | Residents in Lahore have converged on Liberty Square to pay homage to the policemen killed in the attack. The residents held prayers and laid wreaths. |
| 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 Police have also shown journalists a large cache of arms they say they recovered from several locations near the site of the attack. | 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 Police have also shown journalists a large cache of arms they say they recovered from several locations near the site of the attack. |
| Officers are trying to determine which militant groups used such arms. | Officers are trying to determine which militant groups used such arms. |
| FBI director Robert Mueller has arrived in Pakistan on a visit arranged before the attacks. He was expected to discuss Mumbai but Lahore will also now be high on his agenda. | FBI director Robert Mueller has arrived in Pakistan on a visit arranged before the attacks. He was expected to discuss Mumbai but Lahore will also now be high on his agenda. |
| Mumbai was blamed on the Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Taiba. | Mumbai was blamed on the Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Taiba. |
| They have been mentioned as possible perpetrators of Tuesday's attacks, along with al-Qaeda and Taleban militants. | They have been mentioned as possible perpetrators of Tuesday's attacks, along with al-Qaeda and Taleban militants. |
| Meanwhile, 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. | Meanwhile, 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. |
| Captain Mahela Jayawardene said the attack should lead to better security. | Captain Mahela Jayawardene said the attack should lead to better security. |
| FROM THE BBC WORLD SERVICE More from BBC World Service | FROM THE BBC WORLD SERVICE More from BBC World Service |
| "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." |
| The attacks are also expected to have massive ramifications for the cricket world. | The attacks are also expected to have massive ramifications for the cricket world. |
| The ICC is considering whether Pakistan can co-host the cricket World Cup, due to be held across four South Asian countries in 2011. | The ICC is 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. |