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Attacked Togo leaves Africa cup 'Three dead' in Togo team attack
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Togo's football team are pulling out of the Africa Cup of Nations following a deadly gun attack on their team bus in Angola. The death toll from an attack on Togo's football team as they travelled in Angola has risen from one to three, reports say.
Two players were shot and injured in the attack in Angola's northern province of Cabinda on Friday and the coach driver was killed. The team bus driver was killed in Friday's attack, with the deaths of the assistant coach and a spokesman announced a day later.
Organisers say the tournament will go ahead but Togo's players had been discussing whether they would stay. Two players were among nine people injured in the attack as the team headed to the Africa Cup of Nations.
Team captain Emmanuel Adebayor said on Friday many players wanted to go home. The team withdrew from the competition, which is due to start on Sunday.
The BBC's Russell Fuller in Angola says the head of the Ghanaian Football Association has confirmed to him that the Togolese team have pulled out. The attack happened in Angola's northern province of Cabinda on Friday.
The Togo squad is on its way to the airport to leave the country, he says.
Adebayor, who plays for Manchester City, told BBC Afrique: "I think a lot of players want to leave, I don't think they want to be at this tournament any more because they have seen their death already.
"Most of the players want to go back to their family. No-one can sleep after what they have seen today."
Among the nine people injured were two players, an assistant manager, physio, goalkeeping coach and another coach.Among the nine people injured were two players, an assistant manager, physio, goalkeeping coach and another coach.
The attackers machine-gunned the vehicle after it crossed from the Republic of Congo into Angola's oil-rich territory of Cabinda.The attackers machine-gunned the vehicle after it crossed from the Republic of Congo into Angola's oil-rich territory of Cabinda.
Rebels who have been fighting for the region's independence later said they had carried out the attack.Rebels who have been fighting for the region's independence later said they had carried out the attack.
The Angolan government called the incident an "act of terrorism".The Angolan government called the incident an "act of terrorism".
Togo had been due to play their first cup game in Cabinda on Monday.Togo had been due to play their first cup game in Cabinda on Monday.
The tournament's organisers, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said the team should have travelled by air rather than road.The tournament's organisers, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said the team should have travelled by air rather than road.