Terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan's

Six Sri Lankan cricketers were injured on Tuesday and five of their bodyguards killed in the first-ever deadly terrorist ambush in the history of the sport, forcing Colombo to immediately call off the tour.

Among the players injured in the attack at the busy Liberty Chowk traffic roundabout, located less than a kilometre from the Gaddafi Stadium at 9 am, were captain Mahela Jayawardene, star wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara, mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Samaraweeraand Tharanga Paranavitana.

While Samaraweera and Paranavitana received bullet wounds, the others besides the head coach Trevor Bayliss sustained minor injuries, Pakistan Cricket Board officials were quoted by Dawn news channel as saying