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| The UK has condemned the "shocking and senseless" gun attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team as a "grim day for sport". | The UK has condemned the "shocking and senseless" gun attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team as a "grim day for sport". |
| The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Andy Burnham, said the shooting was a "grotesque violation". | The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Andy Burnham, said the shooting was a "grotesque violation". |
| Five Pakistani policemen escorting the team bus were killed and five cricketers, plus their assistant coach, hurt in the Pakistani city of Lahore. | Five Pakistani policemen escorting the team bus were killed and five cricketers, plus their assistant coach, hurt in the Pakistani city of Lahore. |
| Former Kent batsman Paul Farbrace, who works as Sri Lanka's assistant coach, suffered a shrapnel wound to his arm. | Former Kent batsman Paul Farbrace, who works as Sri Lanka's assistant coach, suffered a shrapnel wound to his arm. |
| 'Daze' | 'Daze' |
| The former England cricketer Dominic Cork has vowed never to return to Pakistan after he was caught up in the attack but escaped injury. | The former England cricketer Dominic Cork has vowed never to return to Pakistan after he was caught up in the attack but escaped injury. |
| He also revealed that English umpire Chris Broad, father of England bowler Stuart, was spattered with blood during the attack as he followed the team bus in another vehicle. | |
| Mr Farbrace, who was recruited by the Sri Lankan team in 2007, is recovering at a military base and is said to be "fine" by his family. | Mr Farbrace, who was recruited by the Sri Lankan team in 2007, is recovering at a military base and is said to be "fine" by his family. |
| Hi wife Liz told BBC Radio Kent she had been in a daze since hearing the news. I won't be coming back here while I'm still living, there is no chance. I don't think international cricket should return to this country Dominic Cork class="" href="/1/hi/world/7920260.stm">Gunmen shoot cricketers class="" href="/1/hi/england/kent/7920412.stm">Coach hurt in Lahore attack class="" href="/sport1/hi/cricket/7920306.stm">Lahore Test scrapped | |
| "He called me at 4am our time to say he had seen a couple of bombs and been shot at. He seems fine, and that's a blessing, but he hasn't said an awful lot," she said. | |
| Mr Cork, who was working as a commentator for Pakistan TV, made it to the stadium after the attack and spoke to some of the wounded Sri Lankan players and officials. | Mr Cork, who was working as a commentator for Pakistan TV, made it to the stadium after the attack and spoke to some of the wounded Sri Lankan players and officials. |
| He said: "The Sri Lankan players are quite shocked. They all fell to the floor of the team bus when the attack happened. | He said: "The Sri Lankan players are quite shocked. They all fell to the floor of the team bus when the attack happened. |
| "Some of them have wounds, but I think most of them are superficial wounds. I have spoken to [Kumar] Sangakkarra, he has a shrapnel wound in his right shoulder. | "Some of them have wounds, but I think most of them are superficial wounds. I have spoken to [Kumar] Sangakkarra, he has a shrapnel wound in his right shoulder. |
| "I won't be coming back here while I'm still living, there is no chance. I don't think international cricket should return to this country." | "I won't be coming back here while I'm still living, there is no chance. I don't think international cricket should return to this country." |
| Cork, who played 37 tests for England, said the driver of Chris Broad's vehicle was hit by gunfire and Mr Broad was driven to the stadium with other officials by a policeman. | |
| Mr Burnham said: "The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team is shocking and senseless, and today is a grim day for sport. | Mr Burnham said: "The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team is shocking and senseless, and today is a grim day for sport. |
| "The game of cricket brings players, spectators and nations together in a common, peaceful, purpose, and this appalling attack is a grotesque violation of that. | "The game of cricket brings players, spectators and nations together in a common, peaceful, purpose, and this appalling attack is a grotesque violation of that. |
| "Our thoughts are with the Sri Lankan cricketers and with the families of the Pakistani police officers who died protecting them." | "Our thoughts are with the Sri Lankan cricketers and with the families of the Pakistani police officers who died protecting them." |
| The Conservative MEP Sajjad Karim, who was in the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai when gunmen attacked last year, said he was amazed the gunmen in Lahore were able to carry out such an attack. | |
| Mr Karim, who is chairman of the European Parliament Friends of Pakistan Group, said: "Coming very, er, closely after what happened in Mumbai ... how on earth did this attack not crop up on the radar of the ISI [Inter-Services Intelligence] in Pakistan?" | |
| He said there were "real similarities" with the attack in Mumbai, which left more than 170 people dead. |