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Togo footballers shot in ambush Togo footballers shot in ambush
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Gunmen have opened fire with machine guns on a bus carrying Togo's football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, wounding several players.Gunmen have opened fire with machine guns on a bus carrying Togo's football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, wounding several players.
Officials say the shooting occurred in the Angolan area of Cabinda after the bus crossed from the Republic of Congo. There are reports of serious injuries. Officials say the shooting occurred in the Angolan oil-rich territory of Cabinda, where rebels have been fighting for independence.
Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor is unhurt, his club Manchester City said. The Angolan government called the incident an "act of terrorism". There are reports of serious injuries.
Togo's first game is due on Monday in oil-rich Cabinda, where rebels have been fighting for independence. Togo is due to play its first game in Cabinda on Monday.
In a statement, Manchester City said it had spoken with Adebayor, who was "shaken by the terrible events" but "unharmed". Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor was on the bus but is unhurt. In a statement, Manchester City said Adebayor had been "shaken by the terrible events" but was "unharmed".
Adebayor was not among those woundedAdebayor was not among those wounded
The bus was travelling to Cabinda from the squad's training ground in Congo when the shooting occurred. The bus was travelling to Cabinda from the squad's training ground in the Republic of Congo when the shooting happened.
Those injured also include team doctors. The identities of the injured are not known. "This was an act of terrorism," Cabinda affairs minister Bento Bembe told Reuters news agency.
Africa Cup of Nations officials described the attackers as armed robbers. However Africa Cup of Nations officials described the attackers as armed robbers.
Togo striker Thomas Dossevi told France's RMC radio that several players were "in a bad state".Togo striker Thomas Dossevi told France's RMC radio that several players were "in a bad state".
"We were machine-gunned, like dogs," he said. "At the border with Angola - machine-gunned! I don't know why. I thought it was some rebels. We were under the seats of the bus for 20 minutes, trying to get away from the bullets.""We were machine-gunned, like dogs," he said. "At the border with Angola - machine-gunned! I don't know why. I thought it was some rebels. We were under the seats of the bus for 20 minutes, trying to get away from the bullets."
The identities of those injured - who also included team doctors - are not known.
Togo are due to play Ghana, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast in their group matches. Their first game is against Ghana.Togo are due to play Ghana, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast in their group matches. Their first game is against Ghana.