2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team

Attack on cricket team in Pakistan by terrorists January 2013 January 2020 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan 31 30 38 N 74 20 25 E type:event inline,tle yes 2009 03 03 08:40 PKThttp://www.samaylive.com/news/pak-police-arrests-four-in-sri-lankan-team-attack/611844.html Pak police arrests four in Sri Lankan team attack 3 March 2009 samaylive 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090306214308/http://www.samaylive.com/news/pak-police-arrests-four-in-sri-lankan-team-attack/611844.html 6 March 2009 dead UTC+5:00 Ambush 6 Pakistani police officers 2 civilians Minivan driver 6 Sri Lankan cricketers 2 staff 1 reserve umpire Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (allegedly) AK-47s, 6–7 RPGs and 22–70 hand grenades 14–15http://www.geo.tv/3-4-2009/36471.htm Case registered against offenders involved in Lanka team ambush 4 March 2009 Geo.tv 4 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090309034635/http://www.geo.tv/3-4-2009/36471.htm 9 March 2009 deadhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=70497 Two suspects accused of Liberty ambush held 5 March 2009 The News(Pakistani newspaper) 5 March 2009 October 2010 H3llBot Punjab Police/Elite Police On 3 March 2009, a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers, part of a larger convoy, was fired upon by 12 gunmen near Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. The cricketers were on their way to play the third day of the second Test against the Pakistani cricket team. Six members of the Sri Lanka national cricket team were wounded and six Pakistani policemen and two civilians were killed.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/7920260.stm Gunmen shoot Sri Lanka cricketers 3 March 2009 BBC News 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090304020128/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7920260.stm 4 March 2009 live The attack was believed to have been carried out by the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. In August 2016, three of the terrorists involved in the attack were killed during a police raid in Lahore.https://tribune.com.pk/story/1171349/terrorists-involved-sri-lankan-cricket-team-attack-killed-lahore-raid/ Terrorists involved in Sri Lankan cricket team attack killed in Lahore raid 28 August 2016 The Express Tribune https://web.archive.org/web/20190409093209/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1171349/terrorists-involved-sri-lankan-cricket-team-attack-killed-lahore-raid/ 9 April 2019 live In October, the attack's mastermind was killed in eastern Afghanistan during a military operation, while hiding there.Sri Lanka cricket team attack mastermind 'killed' in Afghanistan Background of the tour The safety of touring cricket teams in Pakistan had long been an issue. In May 2002, New Zealand abandoned their Test series in Pakistan after a suicide bomb attack outside their hotel. However, they returned in the 2003/2004 season to fulfill their commitments.http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/engine/series/61139.html New Zealand in Pakistan ODI Series, 2003/04 Cricinfo 17 December 2011 Australia had refused to tour in October 2002 on safety grounds.http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s644978.htm Australian cricket team cancel Pakistan tour Knight Ben 9 August 2002 ABC News 3 March 2009 The Sri Lankan cricket team was in Pakistan as a replacement for the Indian team, who had pulled out after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/383401.html Sri Lanka have confirmed tour – Pakistan board 10 December 2008 Cricinfo Pakistan 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090208034909/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/383401.html 8 February 2009 live In order to persuade the Sri Lankan team to visit, the Pakistan government offered to give them presidential-style security, which they failed to provide to the Sri Lankan team. The series was the first Test tour of Pakistan since South Africa visited in October 2007.http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/298999.html Cricinfo – South Africa in Pakistan Test Series, 2007/08 Content-www.cricinfo.com 17 December 2011 6 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090106110434/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/298999.html dead Attack thumb|left|250px|Black/grey depicts the route for team convoy. The escape route for attackers is shown in blue. According to the officials, 12 gunmen were hiding near Liberty Square, in the centre of Lahore, waiting for the Sri Lankan team to pass on their way to the Gaddafi stadium. They started firing at the bus when it crossed the road. The Pakistan police escorting the team returned fire; in the ensuing fighting, six policemen and two civilians died. After about 20 minutes, the militants fled, leaving behind rocket launchers and grenades. The gunmen first shot at the wheels of the bus, and then fired at the bus itself and its occupants.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/srilanka/4931223/Sri-Lankans-safe-and-out-of-danger-after-Pakistan-terror-attack.html Sri Lankans 'safe and out of danger' after Pakistan terror attack 3 March 2009 The Telegraph 3 March 2009 London https://web.archive.org/web/20090307084008/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/srilanka/4931223/Sri-Lankans-safe-and-out-of-danger-after-Pakistan-terror-attack.html 7 March 2009 live The attackers had fired a rocket at the bus, which missed and hit a nearby electric pole. The driver of the bus, Mehar Mohammad Khalil, had then kept on driving a distance of about 500 m ft until they reached the stadium. Khalil was awarded Tamgha-i-Shujaat for his bravery.Posthumous awards for Jalib, former Dawn editor https://www.dawn.com/news/955950 Dawn 24 March 2009http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200903181732.htm Pakistan honours bus driver Khalil for his brave act 18 March 2009 The Hindu 29 March 2009 Chennai, India https://web.archive.org/web/20090322124217/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200903181732.htm 22 March 2009 deadhttp://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/man-who-saved-sri-lankan-team-in-2009-lahore-attack-still-traumatised-995354.html Man who saved Sri Lankan team in 2009 Lahore attack still traumatised Network18 17 August 2015 27 May 2017 AFP The attackers had also thrown a grenade under the bus, which exploded after the bus had passed over it. A minivan following the team bus carrying the match referee and umpires was also fired upon and the driver was killed. Simon Taufel, Steve Davis, Nadeem Ghauri, Ahsan Raza, umpires performance manager Peter Manuel, liaison officer Abdul Sami and ICC match referee Chris Broad were in this minivan. The minivan was subsequently allegedly abandoned by security personnel and no bullets were fired by the security forces for twenty minutes. Chris Broad threw himself over and kept his hand on the chest of Ahsan Raza to slow down the profuse bleeding from a bullet injury. A police officer who climbed into the minivan to seek cover drove the minivan to safety. Security cameras captured footage of several gunmen carrying automatic weapons and backpacks, firing on the convoy from the Liberty Square roundabout.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/pakistan.srilanka.attack/ 6 dead in attack on Sri Lankan cricketers 3 March 2009 CNN 4 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090306212512/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/pakistan.srilanka.attack/ 6 March 2009 live They were later seen jogging up the street and escaping on motorcycles.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/pakistan.srilanka.attack/ Pakistan hunts for cricket attack gunmen 4 March 2009 CNN 4 March 2009 The video was broadcast around the world presenting pictures of the attacks.Perlez Jane 3 March 2009 For Pakistan, Attack Exposes Security Flaws https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/world/asia/04pstan.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20090402020739/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/world/asia/04pstan.html 2 April 2009 4 March 2009 The New York Times CCTV footage has been made public.http://www.geo.tv/3-4-2009/36532.htm Geo news airs exclusive footage of Lahore attackers 4 March 2009 Geo TV 5 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090308235745/http://www.geo.tv/3-4-2009/36532.htm 8 March 2009 dead They arrived at 8:39 am local time and left at 8:46 am. The attackers were armed with AK-47 assault rifles, hand grenades, RPG launchers, claymores and explosive charges.https://www.dawn.com/news/447956 Mumbai terror visits Lahore Faisal Ali Muhammad Ghayoor Husnain 5 March 2009 Dawn https://web.archive.org/web/20190529025346/https://www.dawn.com/news/447956 29 May 2019 live 5 March 2009 http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=20746 https://archive.today/20120912204716/http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=20746 dead 12 September 2012 Several Lahore attack suspects arrested Perwaiz Salis bin 5 March 2009 The News International 5 March 2009 The Sri Lankan team were then taken to the stadium and airlifted from the pitch via Pakistan Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopters,http://www.geosuper.tv/news_detail.asp?id=14410 Sri Lankan team being evacuated by helicopter Geo Super 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090805200057/http://www.geosuper.tv/news_detail.asp?id=14410 5 August 2009 dead and immediate arrangements were made for the Sri Lankan team to return to Colombo on the next available flight.http://cricketnext.in.com/news/tour-cancelled-after-lanka-team-is-fired-at/38740-13.html Lankan players escape with minor injuries in attack 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090306113004/http://cricketnext.in.com/news/tour-cancelled-after-lanka-team-is-fired-at/38740-13.html 6 March 2009 dead The second Test, which was the last scheduled fixture of the tour, was abandoned as a draw.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/211/211023/211023_bbb.html Pakistan v Sri Lanka in 2008/09 3 March 2009 CricketArchive 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090304182846/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/211/211023/211023_bbb.html 4 March 2009 dead Injuries Several team members sustained minor wounds, including:upright=0.7|right|thumb|Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene was one of those injured. Thilan Samaraweera Kumar Sangakkara (vice-captain) Tharanga Paranavitana Ajantha Mendis Chaminda Vaas Mahela Jayawardene (captain) Suranga Lakmal Six Pakistani policemen and two civilians were killed in the attack.http://www.skynews.com.au/news/article.aspx?id=308388 Sri Lankan cricket team in shooting 3 March 2009 Sky News 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090304061017/http://skynews.com.au/news/article.aspx?id=308388 4 March 2009 dead Samaraweera and Paranavitana were hospitalised following the incident. The others had sustained minor injuries and shrapnel wounds.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/srilanka/4930665/Sri-Lanka-cricket-players-lucky-to-survive-terror-attack-in-Pakistan.html Sri Lanka cricket players lucky to survive terror attack in Pakistan Briggs Simon 3 March 2009 The Telegraph 3 March 2009 London https://web.archive.org/web/20090307005622/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/srilanka/4930665/Sri-Lanka-cricket-players-lucky-to-survive-terror-attack-in-Pakistan.html 7 March 2009 live Samaraweera sustained shrapnel wounds to his thigh, and Paranavitana to his chest.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/srilanka/4931483/Sri-Lanka-cricket-attacks-Kumar-Sangakkara-injured-in-Pakistan-shooting.html Sri Lanka cricket attacks: Kumar Sangakkara injured in Pakistan shooting Briggs Simon 3 March 2009 The Telegraph 3 March 2009 London https://web.archive.org/web/20090307002437/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/srilanka/4931483/Sri-Lanka-cricket-attacks-Kumar-Sangakkara-injured-in-Pakistan-shooting.html 7 March 2009 live The team's Assistant Coach Paul Farbrace was also injured.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7920306.stm Lahore Test scrapped after attack 3 March 2009 BBC News 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090304172510/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7920306.stm 4 March 2009 live Although it was reported that Coach Trevor Bayliss also sustained minor injuries,https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090303/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan Sri Lankan cricket team attacked in Pakistan Associated Press 3 March 2009 Ali Rizwan https://web.archive.org/web/20090304184425/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090303/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan 4 March 2009 dead https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ibVbw8W41ERhnnfl-NybHJj2w4GA Five Sri Lanka players injured – Sports Minister The Press Association 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090306211025/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ibVbw8W41ERhnnfl-NybHJj2w4GA 6 March 2009 dead it was later announced that this was incorrect. Reserve umpire Ahsan Raza, who was travelling in a van for the umpires that was following the Sri Lankan team bus, was shot twice and taken to hospital.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32829651 In pictures: Pakistan readies for return of international cricket 22 May 2015 BBC Sport 21 May 2015 http://www.sindhtoday.net/sports/70109.htm Pakistani umpire critically injured in Lahore attack 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090306212941/https://cricketpointer.com/sri-lankan-players-hail-security-arrangements-and-support-from-pakistani-fans/ 6 March 2009 dead The driver of the minibus was killed in the attack.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/03/lahore-sri-lanka-cricket Chris Broad hailed as hero after Lahore attack Bowcott Owen 3 March 2009 The Guardian 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090304184958/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/03/lahore-sri-lanka-cricket 4 March 2009 live London Investigation and attribution Immediately following the attacks, Pakistani authorities blamed the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a militant organisation.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5838998.ece All 14 gunmen escape after deadly attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore 3 March 2009 Times Online Times Online 3 March 2009 London Jeremy Page Jenny BoothSeptember 2024 medicmedicStrike had hallmarks of Mumbai massacre, The Independent, 3 March 2009 Pakistani officials said that the attacks were similar to the Mumbai attacks. Most of the Pakistani press blamed Pakistani Islamist militants and Al-Qaeda for the attacks.Two dozen held in Lahore as FBI director arrivesSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , The Canberra Times, 5 March 2009 Police said that kidnapping was a possible motive, but police officials refused to comment on this. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said on 4 March that he could not rule out involvement of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Lahore attacks.http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=20740 Lahore attacks The News International 5 March 2009 5 March 2009 October 2010 H3llBot Some European intelligence sources supported this suspicion.http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/15896 TTE-Mujahideen link suspected in attack on cricketers 5 March 2009 5 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090310071430/http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node%2F15896 10 March 2009 live Sri Lankan military officials, on the other hand, were skeptical of LTTE involvement,http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29475541/print/1/displaymode/1098/ Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan Ali Rizwan 3 March 2009 Associated Press MSNBC 3 March 2009August 2024 medicmedic and an LTTE spokesperson labelled reports of LTTE connection as 'not true'.http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/4D51E3CCE683A84F65257570001B7F0E?OpenDocument Press Trust of India (2009), LTTE denies link to Lahore attack. 5 March 2009 22 February 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250222185009/https://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/4D51E3CCE683A84F65257570001B7F0E?OpenDocument dead A junior Pakistani cabinet minister said that the government had evidence that the attackers came from India.http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-38317420090303?sp=true https://web.archive.org/web/20090805201721/http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-38317420090303?sp=true dead 5 August 2009 Sense of crisis deepens in Pakistan after Lahore attack Zeeshan Haider 3 March 2009 Reuters Reuters India 3 March 2009 On 6 March 2009, government officials had ruled out the involvement of Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing and LTTE and were zeroing in on Lashkar-e-Taiba.Investigators see LeT footprints in Lahore attack, Dawn, 6 March 2009Pakistan rules out Indian hand, The Hindu, 6 March 2009 On the morning of the attack, the Sri Lankan and Pakistani cricket teams did not depart from the hotel together, as they had done on previous days, and the Pakistani team's schedule was delayed by 5 minutes. Statements by Australian umpire Simon Taufel, match referee Chris Broad, and spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, referencing this delay sparked conspiracy theories that the militants were acting on inside information.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5850290.ece Five-minute gap fuels conspiracy theory over Lahore terror attack Jeremy Page in Lahore and Anne Barrowclough in Sydney 5 March 2009 The Times 7 March 2009 London Fariha KarimSeptember 2024 medicmedic Later, Muralitharan expressed alarm at such interpretations of his comments and explained that he only suspected the gunmen to be monitoring the team movements.http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/theories-and-conspiracy-theories-on-lahore/?hp Rumors and Theories About the Lahore Attack Mackey Robert 7 March 2009 The New York Times 7 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090310172928/http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/theories-and-conspiracy-theories-on-lahore/?hp 10 March 2009 live Federal Bureau of Investigation director Robert Mueller arrived in Pakistan the day after these attacks and met with Pakistani officials to discuss security issues and the Mumbai attacks.FBI chief in Pakistan after attack on cricketers, International Herald Tribune, 4 March 2009 Interior Adviser Rehman Malik, told the National Assembly Standing Committee on the Interior that no evidence of LeT's involvement has been found so far, and that sufficient evidence has been surfaced pointing to involvement of a foreign hand.http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\03\10\story_10-3-2009_pg1_7 Foreign hand behind attack on Sri Lankan team: Malik 10 March 2009 Daily times 27 March 2009 Security lapse The Investigation committee found three Superintendents of police (SPs) to have neglected the initial warning.http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=20715 Govt was warned about attack but did nothing Abbasi Ansar 4 March 2009 The News 5 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090305071956/http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=20715 5 March 2009 dead https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/03/sri-lanka-cricket-team-attack-warning Warning of attacks on Sri Lanka cricket team was ignored 3 March 2009 The Guardian 6 April 2009 London Saeed Shah https://web.archive.org/web/20090306104828/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/03/sri-lanka-cricket-team-attack-warning 6 March 2009 live by Intelligence agencieshttp://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/punjab/three-sps-found-negligent-in-liberty-attack--zj https://web.archive.org/web/20110604165920/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/punjab/three-sps-found-negligent-in-liberty-attack--zj dead 4 June 2011 Three SPs found negligent in Liberty attack 2 April 2009 Dawn.com 3 April 2009 The Chief Minister of Punjab had also tipped off the authorities about a possible threat to the Sri Lankan team a month before.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7925501.stm Lahore suspect sketches released 5 March 2009 BBC 3 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090310012759/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7925501.stm 10 March 2009 live Arrests On 5 March, Salmaan Taseer, the governor of Punjab province, said the individuals responsible for the attack had been identified, but would not be revealed until the investigation was complete. Sports Cluster Worldwide The province offered a reward of 10 million rupees (US$125,000) for information leading to the capture of the militants responsible for the attack.http://pakistancrickethighlights.info/behind-pakistans-inconsistency-in-limited-over-cricket Attack on Sri Lankan team in Lahore Police in Punjab arrested over 250 suspects, including 4 who were said to be 'prime suspects'. Police called Muhammad Aqeel, who ran a sports bikes business in Islampura, the mastermind behind the attack, and said that he had received a call from one of the militants at 9:05 am on the morning of the attacks asking for instructions. Though Aqeel was still absconding, his brother, Muhammad Faisal, had been arrested.http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\03\05\story_5-3-2009_pg1_1 Police widen hunt for 3/3 clues 5 March 2009 5 March 2009 Daily Times Police also arrested Shahzad Babar of Rahim Yar Khan after a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registered in his name was used in the attack along with eight others.http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/suspects+arrested+in+sri+lanka+team+attack-rs https://web.archive.org/web/20100915114331/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/suspects+arrested+in+sri+lanka+team+attack-rs dead 15 September 2010 Suspects arrested in Sri Lanka team attack Dawn 4 March 2009 5 March 2009 Security officials in Pakistan told The Times that most of the two dozen people arrested in connection with the attacks belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, outlawed militant groups with close links to Al-Qaeda.Gunmen who attacked cricketers in Lahore 'had links to al-Qaeda', The Times, 6 March 2009 Aqeel, who is an activist of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, escaped a police raid on his home in Kahuta on 9 March 2009.Lahore attack 'mastermind' escapes police raid in Punjab, The Times, 9 March 2009 Also another gunman Zubair, aka Naik Mohammad, of Zubair, was arrested from Madina Colony, Walton Road in Lahore. He was a waiter at a hotel in Rawalpindi, when he was recruited by Sifullah. He went to Miram Shah and was trained in the use of different weapons.February 2025 Other accused including Samiullah, alias Ejaz of Nankana district, Adnan, alias Sajjad, Ajmal alias Ahsaan, Farooq, Ameer of Punjab Taliban, and Umer, alias Abdul Wahab of D. I. Khan, were still at large.February 2025 The attack was planned at Tauheed Hotel, and a house rented for this purpose in Madina Colony, Walton Road. The auto rickshaws used in the attack were purchased by Samiullah.February 2025 A secret investigative report has surfaced later prepared by the Additional Inspector General of the Crime Investigation Division, Punjab on 22 January 2009 outlining the potential threat to the Sri Lankan team.http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-police-track-mastermind-of-attack-on-lankan-cricket-team--il--04 Sri Lankan team attack suspect held Dawn Staff Reporter 17 June 2009 Dawn 27 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090620151639/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/11-police-track-mastermind-of-attack-on-lankan-cricket-team--il--04 20 June 2009 dead Reactions Pakistan and Sri Lanka – The attack was condemned by the Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari and prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/03/content_10934149.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121023192256/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/03/content_10934149.htm dead 23 October 2012 Pakistani leaders condemn attack on Sri Lankan cricket team 3 March 2009 Xinhua News Agency 3 March 2009 Governor Salmaan Taseer stated that the same people who executed the 2008 Mumbai attacks were responsible for this attack.Al Qaeda strikes in Lahore... https://web.archive.org/web/20090307203236/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C03%5C04%5Cstory_4-3-2009_pg3_1 7 March 2009 , Daily Times (Pakistan), 3 March 2009These are the same terrorists, who attacked Mumbai: Salman Taseer https://web.archive.org/web/20090306102838/http://www.geo.tv/3-3-2009/36380.htm 6 March 2009 , Geo TV, 3 March 2009 Following the attack, Pakistan's interior minister Rehman Malik declared Pakistan to be "in a state of war".Terrorists turn guns on cricket in Pakistan, a nation at war with itselfSeptember 2024 medicmedic, The Times, 3 March 2009 Pakistani officials also blamed India of covert involvement, citing long-standing enmity between the two South Asian countries.https://www.dawn.com/news/908873/chidambaram-denies-indian-link-to-lahore-attack Chidambaram denies Indian link to Lahore attack dawn.com Pakistan Herald Publication (Pvt) Limited 5 March 2009 12 April 2016 These claims were largely seen as an exercise in diverting attention away from the crisis.http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/pakistan/Pakistan-identifies-Sri-Lankan-cricket-attackers/Article1-386793.aspx Pakistan identifies Sri Lankan cricket attackers Hindustan Times 5 March 2009 17 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121021034859/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/pakistan/Pakistan-identifies-Sri-Lankan-cricket-attackers/Article1-386793.aspx 21 October 2012 Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan) Shehbaz Sharif criticised the current government and said that he had already tipped authorities of a possible attack beforehand. Pakistani newspaper Dawn condemned the attack and cited security loopholes.https://www.dawn.com/news/956836 Lahore attacks in the Urdu press 4 March 2009 Dawn 1 April 2019 The Daily Times, blamed Al-Qaeda and the Lashkar-e Jhangvi in an editorial, stating, "International cricket is no longer possible in Pakistan; therefore we should stop accusing foreign teams of discriminating against Pakistan vis-à-vis India. The question here is of the survival of Pakistan, not of cricket."http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\story_4-3-2009_pg3_1 EDITORIAL: Al Qaeda strikes in Lahore Dailytimes.com.pk 17 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090307203236/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C03%5C04%5Cstory_4-3-2009_pg3_1 7 March 2009 The Daily Jang, responding on Chris Broad, Simon Taufel and Steve Davis's comments, said that their "vivid description of the terrifying attack gives us an insight into how people everywhere will see the events of the morning of March 3." It went on to say the "men appeared genuinely shocked over the sight of Pakistani security men running for cover". The paper goes on to say that "their candid comments will seal the fate of Pakistan cricket for some time to come". It also said that Pakistan "must give up complaining" and that "ways to liven up the game at the domestic level need to be reconsidered with renewed urgency".First-hand nightmares – The News https://web.archive.org/web/20090827054147/http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=165953 27 August 2009 . – Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa said, "I condemn this cowardly terrorist attack targeting the Sri Lankan cricket team. The Sri Lankan players had gone to Pakistan as ambassadors of goodwill."http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/March/international_March182.xml&section=international Lankan president condemns attack 3 March 2009 AFP Khaleej Times 3 March 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110608195443/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data%2Finternational%2F2009%2FMarch%2Finternational_March182.xml&section=international 8 June 2011 Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake said that "Sri Lanka and Pakistan share a very close relationship and we will take all steps to protect this relationship."Ties with Pakistan will continue: Sri Lankan PM https://web.archive.org/web/20121103230016/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200903041941.htm 3 November 2012 . The driver of the bus whose presence of mind saved the cricketers was hailed as a hero.Mehar Mohammad Khalil: A hero across borders, The Sunday Times, 8 March 2009 The Sri Lankan team praised the bus driver. Then-captain of the Sri Lanka cricket team Mahela Jayawardene praised Khalil saying he owed his life to the driver. Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan also gave Khalil his team shirt.Lankans home, thank bus driver , The Age, 5 March 2009. International Others United Nations – Secretary General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the attacks according to UN spokesman Marie Okabe. She also added that "Any attack targeting civilians, in this case athletes, is despicable and unjustifiable, and we urge authorities in Pakistan to do all in their power to find the culprits and bring them to justice."http://india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/un+attack.htm National Portal of India India.gov.in 20 September 2010 27 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090827042404/http://india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/un+attack.htm dead The International Cricket Council – Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said: We note with dismay and regret the events of this morning in Lahore and we condemn this attack without reservation. It is a source of great sadness that there have been a number of fatalities in this attack and it is also very upsetting for the wider cricket family that some of the Sri Lanka players and one match official have been injured in this attack. At this time our thoughts and prayers are with the injured people and also the families of those who have died.http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/media-release/2009/march/media-release20090303-5.html ICC statement following terror attack in Lahore 3 March 2009 International Cricket Council 3 March 2009 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes The West Indies Cricket Board made a statement through president Julian Hunte and said "It was a sad day for International Cricket", and gave their full sympathy to the Sri Lankan players and the umpires.https://archive.today/20120731102650/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ixlQrMPilkjn3RssZ53ZHlbL-XuA xxx. Indian and New Zealand players wore black armbands while playing their next One Day International as a show of solidarity towards the Sri Lankan players injured in the attack,Lahore attack: India, NZ players sport black armbands https://web.archive.org/web/20120126153631/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200903031813.htm 26 January 2012 , The Hindu, 3 March 2009. as did Australia and South Africa while playing their next test.November 2014 Other countries – Prime Minister Kevin Rudd also condemned the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, calling it "shameful and cowardly".http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/04/2507291.htm?section=sport Rudd denounces 'doubly atrocious' Lahore attack ABC News (Australia) 4 March 2009 4 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090308235928/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/04/2507291.htm?section=sport 8 March 2009 dead He demanded answers from Pakistan after claims that police left Australians travelling with Sri Lanka's cricket team in the lurch as the bus was attacked. "I am sufficiently concerned about what has been said by the Australians that we need an explanation and we intend to get one."Lahore link to al-Qaeda as suspects identified https://web.archive.org/web/20090308053347/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/lahore-link-to-alqaeda-as-suspects-identified/1452965.aspx 8 March 2009 , The Canberra Times, 7 March 2009. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said the attack demonstrates that there is a persistent threat to Pakistan's very existence and showed the need for a tougher war against extremists.http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD392271.htm Attacks threat to Pakistan's existence: Australia Reuters 4 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090305140416/http://alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD392271.htm 5 March 2009 live – Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said that the Chinese government expressed deep condolences to the victims and sincere sympathy to the wounded.China condemns attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Pakistan, Xinhua News Agency, 4 March 2009. – French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs expressed solidarity with the Pakistani people and authorities at this "testing time".http://www.ambafrance-in.org/03-03-2009-France-condemns-attack 03.03.2009 - France condemns attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore: (...) - La France en Inde / France in India 22 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150522220931/http://www.ambafrance-in.org/03-03-2009-France-condemns-attack 22 May 2015 dead – Home Minister P. Chidambaram expressed shock over the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan: "We condemn the incident. We are sorry for the Sri Lankan team. We hope that the players ... I read two, three names ... Samaraweera, Mendis ... I hope they are safe and will recover. We are shocked by that incident."http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Security-of-Sri-Lankan-players-hopelessly-inadequate-Chidambaram/articleshow/4216798.cms Security of Sri Lankan players hopelessly inadequate: Chidambaram 3 March 2009 The Times of India 3 March 2009 dead https://archive.today/20090306175548/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Security-of-Sri-Lankan-players-hopelessly-inadequate-Chidambaram/articleshow/4216798.cms 6 March 2009 Further he said that Pakistan could become a failed state and it was not clear who was in control of the country.Pakistan threatening to become failed state – India, Reuters, 6 March 2009.Attack on Sri Lanka cricket team: a sign that Pakistan is unraveling?, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 March 2009. - Prime Minister John Key was outraged over the attack. He called it a "despicable terrorist act" while condemning the attack. He further said that he intends to convey "a message of condolence to the Sri Lankan Government and Sri Lankan cricket team".Sporting world in shock as terror finds new target http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10559823 15 February 2017 The New Zealand Herald 4 March 2009 – Foreign Minister Ali Babacan called Pakistan's Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi and offered his condolences personally and on behalf of the government and the people of Turkey.http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=141790 Australian, Turkish FM call Qureshi, regret tragic incident in Lahore 4 March 2009 Online International News Network (Pakistani website) 4 March 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110928011225/http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=141790 28 September 2011 – Prime Minister Gordon Brown, commenting on the attacks, said that Pakistan must clamp down on such perpetrators in its midst and said that a vast majority of Al-Qaeda fighters were in Pakistan, adding the government must make arrests to show it is "fulfilling its role in the world community".http://www.geo.tv/3-4-2009/36504.htm Brown urges Pakistan action after cricket attack 4 March 2009 Geo TV 5 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090309232254/http://www.geo.tv/3-4-2009/36504.htm 9 March 2009 dead Foreign Secretary David Miliband stated that Pakistan was facing a "mortal threat" from internal militancy.Pakistan facing 'mortal threat', BBC, 6 March 2009. – President Barack Obama expressed deep concern over the attack.Obama expresses deep concern after Pakistan cricket attack Agence France-Presse 3 March 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called these attacks an "eerie replica" of the Mumbai attacks and said Pakistan was facing a serious internal security threat.Pakistan facing serious internal threat: Hillary, Daily Times (Pakistan), 6 March 2009. Ambassador to Afghanistan Christopher Dell mused that Pakistan potentially posed a bigger security problem for the rest of the world than Afghanistan.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/4941262/Sri-Lanka-cricketers-attack-Pakistan-greater-threat-than-Afghanistan.html Sri Lanka cricketers attack: Pakistan 'greater threat than Afghanistan' Daily Telegraph 5 March 2009 16 December 2017 Farmer, Ben Kabul "From where I sit [Pakistan] sure looks like it's going to be a bigger problem," Mr Dell told the Guardian newspaper. "Pakistan is a bigger place, has a larger population, its nuclear-armed. It has certainly made radical Islam a part of its political life, and it now seems to be a deeply ingrained element of its political culture. It makes things there very hard." Criticism Politician and former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan criticised the security arrangements and said that the security provided was 10 times less than what is provided to government officialshttp://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=17&art_id=79076&sid=22963925&con_type=1 The Standard article on Imran Khan Thestandard.com.hk 17 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110629121351/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=17&art_id=79076&sid=22963925&con_type=1 29 June 2011 such as Rehman Malik.Telegraph India investigation on security flaws https://web.archive.org/web/20090309024352/http://telegraphindia.com/1090304/jsp/sports/story_10622545.jsp 9 March 2009 ."For us in Asia, the boundary rope has been moved". The Guardian, 4 March 2009. Match referee Chris Broad was also critical of the security provided. He stated that he and his colleagues were left like 'sitting ducks' in the trailing minivan during the attack."Broad slams security over Lahore attack". Reuters, 4 March 2009. He also accused the security personnel of fleeing the scene."Police left us like sitting ducks, says referee", The Guardian, 5 March 2009. He questioned why the Pakistan team which usually travelled with the Sri Lankan team was delayed by seven minutes that day and avoided being attacked."Seven-minute delay that kept Pakistan's cricket squad from harm"September 2024 medicmedic, The Times, 6 March 2009. Javed Miandad was critical of Broad's comments and demanded that International Cricket Council ban him for life."Miandad demands life ban for outspoken Broad", The Guardian, 6 March 2009. Pakistan Cricket Board lodged a formal complaint against Chris Broad with the International Cricket Council on 9 March 2009."Pakistan register Broad complaint", BBC News, 10 March 2009. Ijaz Butt, the head of Pakistan Cricket Board accused Broad of lying."Pakistan accuses Chris Broad of lying about terror attack", The Telegraph, 6 March 2009. Umpire Simon Taufel also said that the umpire's minibus was abandoned while the players' bus was moved to the ground to evacuate the players.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/05/2508022.htm Aussie umpires slam Pakistan security arrangements 5 March 2009 ABC News 5 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090306213458/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/05/2508022.htm 6 March 2009 dead Criticising the security entourage for abandoning them and inability of the police to arrest the attackers Simon said, "You tell me why no one was caught. You tell me why. Supposedly 25 armed commandos were in our convoy, and when the team bus got going again, we were left on our own." Co-umpire Steve Davis said "he felt let down" by the security. International Cricket Council umpires performance manager for East Asia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Peter Manuel told Dawn that the minivan carrying the umpires was basically abandoned by the security personnel: "It was unbelievable. Bullets were raining on us and not a shot was fired in our defense by the Pakistan security officials."We were basically abandoned', Dawn, 8 March 2009. Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss backed the comments made by Simon Taufel, Chris Broad and Steve Davis criticising the security."Bayliss backs officials", Sky Sports, 10 March 2009. Intikhab Alab, Pakistan cricket team's coach, asked Chris Broad to apologise to his country and team due to the remarks he made against Pakistani police security."Intikhab asks Broad to apologize for remarks" https://web.archive.org/web/20090808065751/http://dailymailnews.com/200903/13/news/dmsportspage01.html 8 August 2009 , The Daily Mail (Pakistan). English cricketer Dominic Cork who was commentating in Pakistan on the series and who himself was caught in the attack later criticised the security and Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt.http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12123_5009385,00.html Cork slams PCB chief 5 March 2009 Sky Sports 12 March 2011 Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan said the security arrangement was the worst he had ever seen, and vastly inferior to that provided in Sri Lanka. He said "The security people we had didn't even seem to fight back. Were they professionals with enough training? They didn't seem to know what to do. I was surprised the terrorists were able to just reload the magazines and keep firing, and they never got caught. It was shameful. If this had happened in Colombo they would never have got away.""Lahore security was shameful, says Murali", The Age, 6 March 2009. Eyewitness Habib Akram, bureau chief of SAMAA TV news channel, said that the gunmen were very calm as they moved and fired by turns and that there was hardly any fire returned by the police. His office overlooks the traffic circle where the incident took place.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=akGSVrqD10aI&refer=australia Pakistan Shows Tape of Gunmen Escaping After Attack (Update2) 5 March 2009 ABC News Khalid Qayum Ed Johnson 5 March 2009 Closed-circuit television footage of the event reported by Geo TV showed four of the attackers walking or jogging away unchallenged from the site, into a marketplace while no policemen are seen. Former president and former army chief Pervez Musharraf criticised the police commandos inability to kill any of the gunmen, saying "If this was the elite force I would expect them to have shot down those people who attacked them, the reaction, their training should be on a level that if anyone shoots toward the company they are guarding, in less than three seconds they should shoot the man down."March 2009-voa13.cfm "Pakistan Cricket Ambush Controversy Focuses on Security"April 2025 medicmedic , Voice of America, 5 March 2009.http://www.gulfnews.com/world/Pakistan/10292058.html Elite force should have killed terrorists Rehman Khan Fasihur 5 March 2009 Gulfnews 7 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307100348/http://www.gulfnews.com/world/Pakistan/10292058.html 7 March 2009 dead In spite the ICC umpires, referee and Sri Lankan team heavily criticized Pakistani police and security services present on the attack site for their incompetence, Governor of Punjab province where the attack took place in Pakistan, gave medals and awards to honour valour and bravery of police officials for fighting the terrorists during the attack, which was met with severe controversy and described as "ironic"."Gallantry medals given to valiant police officials" https://web.archive.org/web/20090827090514/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70205&Itemid=2 27 August 2009 , Associated Press of Pakistan. Aftermath Insurance cost for cricket matches in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rose.Mayur Shetty (4 March 2009), "Lahore attack: Terror cover to cost more for IPL franchisees". Economic Times. The New Zealand team cancelled its December 2009 tour of Pakistan."Pakistan's World Cup hopes under threat". Cricinfo. Bangladesh also put off a scheduled tour by Pakistan to Bangladesh."Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh off". BBC News, 5 March 2009. The Union Home Minister of India, P. Chidambaram, said that the Indian Premier League should consider postponing the forthcoming T20 league matches due to be held over 45 days from 10 April to 24 May 2009 in 9 Indian cities, since in the light of these attacks, security forces would be stretched too thin between the league matches and the five phases of the forthcoming general elections in India.http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200903032187.htm PC suggests postponement of T-20 tournament The Hindu 3 March 2009 4 March 2009 Chennai, India dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121103230008/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200903032187.htm 3 November 2012 The elections were slated to be held between 16 April and 13 May and it was impossible to reschedule them while IPL organisers appeared to be unwilling to postpone the tournament.http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090304/jsp/frontpage/story_10621948.jsp IPL resists govt pressure to postpone spectacle The Telegraph 4 March 2009 4 March 2009 Calcutta, India https://web.archive.org/web/20090306205007/http://telegraphindia.com/1090304/jsp/frontpage/story_10621948.jsp 6 March 2009 dead Former England coach Duncan Fletcher said that English players contracted to the IPL would now be more concerned for their safety.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/mar/04/duncan-fletcher-sri-lanka-lahore-attack England stars must think again about playing in the IPL Duncan Fletcher TheSportsBlog 4 March 2009 4 March 2009 London https://web.archive.org/web/20090305074410/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/mar/04/duncan-fletcher-sri-lanka-lahore-attack 5 March 2009 live The 2009 Indian Premier League was hosted by South Africa between 18 April and 24 May 2009. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said after these attacks Pakistan was not a safe venue to play cricket."March 2009/patna/28053087_1_cricket-team-new-zealander-john-wright-south-african-gary-kirsten Pak not a safe venue for playing cricket: GangulyOctober 2024 medicmedic". The Times of India, 8 March 2009. The 2011 Cricket World Cup was to be co-hosted by Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, but in the wake of this attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team the International Cricket Council (ICC) stripped Pakistan of its hosting rights due to security concerns.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm No World Cup matches in Pakistan BBC 17 April 2009 18 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090418013231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm 18 April 2009 live The headquarters of the organising committee were originally situated in Lahore, but was then shifted to Mumbai.http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/401726.html World Cup shifts base from Lahore to Mumbai Cricinfo 17 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090430031240/http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/401726.html 30 April 2009 live Pakistan was supposed to hold 14 matches, including one semi-final.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm Pakistan counts cost of Cup shift BBC 18 April 2009 18 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090418013231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm 18 April 2009 live Eight of Pakistan's matches were awarded to India, four to Sri Lanka and two to Bangladesh.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gjlcwb7FGlFoUn2QjftFetKAeYOQ https://web.archive.org/web/20100509192509/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gjlcwb7FGlFoUn2QjftFetKAeYOQ dead 9 May 2010 Pakistan nears solution to World Cup dispute AFP 31 July 2009 The Sri Lankan Foreign minister has said the Sri Lankan cricket team "will give highest consideration to the invitation extended to it to undertake visit again. Sri Lanka will not allow Pakistan's isolation in cricket." In October 2017, the Sri Lankan cricket team returned to Pakistan for the first time since the attack to play a Twenty20 International match at the Gaddafi Stadium.http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18037/preview/1120293/ Lahore readies itself for that international feeling 29 October 2017 ESPN Cricinfo In September 2019, the Sri Lankan team toured Pakistan, playing a 3-match One-Day International series in National Stadium, Karachi and a 3-match Twenty20 International series in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. In December 2019, Sri Lanka agreed to play a two-match test series in Pakistan, thus marking test cricket's return to Pakistan after a decade since the terror attack.https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/14/sport/pakistan-test-cricket-return-2009-terrorist-attack-spt-intl/index.html Pakistan to play first Test at home since 2009 terror attack Ben Morse, for CNN 14 November 2019 2019-12-11https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/14/test-cricket-returns-pakistan-first-time-2009-terror-attack-sri-lanka Test cricket returns to Pakistan for first time since 2009 terror attack Media P. A. 14 November 2019 The Guardian 2019-12-11 en-GB 0261-3077https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/pakistan-host-test-match-2009-sri-lanka-bus-attack-191115134121770.html Pakistan to host first test match since 2009 Sri Lanka bus attack www.aljazeera.com 2019-12-11https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/50704326 Pakistan v Sri Lanka: First home Test in 10 years a 'celebration for nation' 10 December 2019 2019-12-11 en-GB See also Attack on Pakistani ambassador to Sri Lanka Togo national football team attack List of terrorist incidents in Pakistan since 2001 Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2008–09 Terrorism in Pakistan References 30em External links Seven killed in gun attack on Sri Lankan cricket team The Guardian's portal on the attack New captain Sangakkara interviewed after the attack Category:21st-century mass murders in Pakistan Category:2009 in Sri Lankan cricket Category:2009 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2009 Category:History of Pakistani cricket Category:History of Sri Lankan cricket Category:Pakistan–Sri Lanka relations Category:Terrorist incidents on buses in Pakistan Category:Mass shootings in Pakistan Category:Terrorist incidents in Lahore Category:Deaths by firearm in Pakistan Category:Violence in sports Category:Lashkar-e-Jhangvi attacks Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2009 Category:Accidents and incidents involving sports teams Category:Cricket tours abandoned due to terrorism Category:2009 mass shootings in Asia Category:2009 murders in Pakistan Category:March 2009 crimes in Asia Category:2010s crimes in Lahore Category:March 2009 in Pakistan Category:Pakistan–Sri Lanka sports relations Category:Mass murders in Lahore Category:2009 road incidents Category:2000s road incidents in Asia Category:Ambushes in Pakistan Category:Conspiracy theories in Pakistan