ISAS Briefs

The unthinkable has happened! On 3 March 2009, 12 gunmen sprayed bullets and threw grenades and bombs with rocket launchers on the bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team which was touring Pakistan. The team was on its way to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for the ongoing test match with Pakistan. Since the target was a fast-moving one, not all the deadly ammunition hit the target. Eight Sri Lankan players were injured, none critically, while five Pakistani security personnel died defending them. Two other Pakistanis are also reported killed in the attack.