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| Togo footballers shot in ambush | Togo footballers shot in ambush |
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| Gunmen have fired on a bus carrying Togo's football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, wounding several players, competition officials say. | |
| They say robbers shot at the bus in Congo, near the Angolan border. There are reports of serious injuries. | They say robbers shot at the bus in Congo, near the Angolan border. There are reports of serious injuries. |
| The Africa Cup of Nations is due to start on Sunday. | The Africa Cup of Nations is due to start on Sunday. |
| Togo's first game is to be played on Monday in the oil-rich territory of Cabinda, where rebels have been fighting for independence. | Togo's first game is to be played on Monday in the oil-rich territory of Cabinda, where rebels have been fighting for independence. |
| The Togolese team includes Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Aston Villa's Moustapha Saliphou. | The Togolese team includes Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Aston Villa's Moustapha Saliphou. |
| Those wounded also include team doctors. The identities of the injured are not known. | |
| The BBC understands Adebayor is not among them. |