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| Pakistan detains two dozen over cricket attacks |
| 2009-03-05 |
| Pakistan on Wednesday detained around two dozen people for questioning in connection with the deadly ambush on the Sri Lankan cricket team, as Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari ruled out any negotiations with Taliban and terrorists. "Around two dozen people have been picked up -- most of them belonging to banned or outlawed organizations -- in the hope of finding a clue to the identity of the escaped terrorists," one police official told AFP. A second security official confirmed that around two dozen people had been detained in multiple raids in the eastern city of Lahore, where around a dozen attackers ambushed the Sri Lankan team's bus on Tuesday. All the attackers fled and there has been no claim of responsibility. "Some people have been detained and the investigations are progressing in the right direction," Lahore city police chief Habib-ur Rehman told AFP without providing any further details. Six Pakistani police and two civilians were killed in Tuesday's brazen daylight attack on the team, who were on their way to a Test match in the city of Lahore. Seven Sri Lankan cricketers and a coach were among 19 wounded. Pakistan offered a reward of $125,000 for information about the attackers, who opened fire on the team bus with grenades and guns, and then battled security forces before escaping. |
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