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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 players and reportedly killing the driver. | |
| The attackers opened fire with machine guns on the vehicle in the oil-rich territory of Cabinda, where rebels have been fighting for independence. | |
| The Angolan government called the incident an "act of terrorism". There are reports of serious injuries. | The Angolan government called the incident an "act of terrorism". There are reports of serious injuries. |
| Togo is due to play its first cup game in Cabinda on Monday. | Togo is due to play its first cup game in Cabinda on Monday. |
| 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". | 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 on the bus but escaped injury | Adebayor was on the bus but escaped injury |
| The bus was travelling to Cabinda from the squad's training ground in the Republic of Congo when the shooting happened. | The bus was travelling to Cabinda from the squad's training ground in the Republic of Congo when the shooting happened. |
| "This was an act of terrorism," Cabinda affairs minister Bento Bembe told Reuters news agency. | "This was an act of terrorism," Cabinda affairs minister Bento Bembe told Reuters news agency. |
| Competition officials said they had not known that the Togolose team had decided to drive directly to Cabinda. | Competition officials said they had not known that the Togolose team had decided to drive directly to Cabinda. |
| They said they had expected the squad first to fly to the Angolan capital, Luanda, and from there to Cabinda. | They said they had expected the squad first to fly to the Angolan capital, Luanda, and from there to Cabinda. |
| Shot 'like dogs' | Shot 'like dogs' |
| The head of the Togolese football federation told AFP news agency that the driver had died. | |
| Togo striker Thomas Dossevi told France's RMC radio that several players were "in a bad state" after the attack. | Togo striker Thomas Dossevi told France's RMC radio that several players were "in a bad state" after the attack. |
| CABINDA Oil-rich province cut off from the rest of Angola by DR CongoFlec rebels fought for region's independenceRebels laid down arms in 2006 but some unrest continuesAngola had dismissed concerns about staging games there | CABINDA Oil-rich province cut off from the rest of Angola by DR CongoFlec rebels fought for region's independenceRebels laid down arms in 2006 but some unrest continuesAngola had dismissed concerns about staging games there |
| "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 staff - are not known. | The identities of those injured - who also included team staff - 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. |
| Midfielder Alaixys Romao told RMC Togo were now likely to pull out of the 16-nation tournament. | Midfielder Alaixys Romao told RMC Togo were now likely to pull out of the 16-nation tournament. |
| "No-one wants to play," he said. "We're not capable of it. | "No-one wants to play," he said. "We're not capable of it. |
| "We're thinking first of all about the health of our injured because there was a lot of blood on the ground." | "We're thinking first of all about the health of our injured because there was a lot of blood on the ground." |