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| Pakistan's cricket team has left Jamaica, after police investigating the murder of their coach, Bob Woolmer, quizzed three squad members. | |
| Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, team manager Talat Ali and assistant coach Mushtaq Ahmed spoke to police on Saturday. | |
| The deputy commissioner of Jamaica's police, Mark Shields, said the team had cooperated fully, and the extra questioning had been only a formality. | |
| Woolmer's body is being kept in Kingston until an inquest is held. | Woolmer's body is being kept in Kingston until an inquest is held. |
| Mr Shields said the three were questioned to "clear up" any possible "ambiguities" given in the statements taken earlier from the team. | |
| "Throughout this process, there has been nothing but co-operation from the Pakistan team," Mr Shields added. | "Throughout this process, there has been nothing but co-operation from the Pakistan team," Mr Shields added. |
| An official from the Pakistani embassy in Washington - Zaheed Hafeez Chaudhri - told a news conference that the team had been eager to help police. | An official from the Pakistani embassy in Washington - Zaheed Hafeez Chaudhri - told a news conference that the team had been eager to help police. |
| "They were never under detention. They were never held back. The team was traumatised, but in view of the serious crime, we wanted to cooperate," he said. | "They were never under detention. They were never held back. The team was traumatised, but in view of the serious crime, we wanted to cooperate," he said. |
| 'Calm and OK' | 'Calm and OK' |
| "The police are doing their work and they ask lots of guys different questions," Mushtaq told Sky News. "It is not a big issue, just a matter of timing. It was little things they wanted to know. | "The police are doing their work and they ask lots of guys different questions," Mushtaq told Sky News. "It is not a big issue, just a matter of timing. It was little things they wanted to know. |
| We are 110% sure [that none of the Pakistan team were involved] Mushtaq Ahmed | We are 110% sure [that none of the Pakistan team were involved] Mushtaq Ahmed |
| "We have to follow police policies and everything is calm and OK. We are supporting the police. We are leaving and they wanted to clear everything up." | "We have to follow police policies and everything is calm and OK. We are supporting the police. We are leaving and they wanted to clear everything up." |
| Inzamam confirmed he had spoken to the police again but would not reveal any details. | Inzamam confirmed he had spoken to the police again but would not reveal any details. |
| "Someone asked me a question and I gave him an answer," said the Pakistan captain. "I will not tell you the question but it is nothing serious. It is not a special thing. | "Someone asked me a question and I gave him an answer," said the Pakistan captain. "I will not tell you the question but it is nothing serious. It is not a special thing. |
| "He told me 'Please go home, there is nothing else'." | "He told me 'Please go home, there is nothing else'." |
| The cause of Woolmer's death is not yet known | The cause of Woolmer's death is not yet known |
| Woolmer, a former England player, was found unconscious in his room last Sunday, the day after Pakistan were knocked out of the World Cup by Ireland. | Woolmer, a former England player, was found unconscious in his room last Sunday, the day after Pakistan were knocked out of the World Cup by Ireland. |
| Detectives in Jamaica believe he probably knew his killer - or killers - as there were no signs of forced entry into his room and none of his belongings had been stolen. | Detectives in Jamaica believe he probably knew his killer - or killers - as there were no signs of forced entry into his room and none of his belongings had been stolen. |
| Pakistan's players had already given police DNA samples and fingerprints as part of the probe into Mr Woolmer's murder. | Pakistan's players had already given police DNA samples and fingerprints as part of the probe into Mr Woolmer's murder. |
| However, Mushtaq was confident that none of the Pakistan team could be implicated in Woolmer's murder. | However, Mushtaq was confident that none of the Pakistan team could be implicated in Woolmer's murder. |
| "God willing, I am 110% sure [that none of the Pakistan team were involved]," he said. | "God willing, I am 110% sure [that none of the Pakistan team were involved]," he said. |
| An inquest into Woolmer's death will be held in Jamaica and his body will not be released until that inquest is over, although no date has been set. | An inquest into Woolmer's death will be held in Jamaica and his body will not be released until that inquest is over, although no date has been set. |
| Two Pakistan government officials have travelled to the island to liaise with the Jamaican authorities over the investigation. | Two Pakistan government officials have travelled to the island to liaise with the Jamaican authorities over the investigation. |