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| Pakistan-Zimbabwe cricket series continues despite bombing | Pakistan-Zimbabwe cricket series continues despite bombing |
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| Pakistan will host a third and final one-day cricket match against Zimbabwe on Sunday despite a bomb attack near the venue on Friday, officials say. | |
| A policeman was killed and six wounded when the bomber blew himself up during the second game in Lahore. | |
| Initially, police said the blast had been accidental. The teams played on. | Initially, police said the blast had been accidental. The teams played on. |
| Until the current tour, there had been no international cricket in Pakistan since a bus carrying the Sri Lankan team was attacked in Lahore in 2009. | |
| Six Pakistani policemen and two civilians, including the driver of a minibus containing the game's umpires, were killed that day, while several Sri Lanka players sustained minor injuries. | |
| Since then, Pakistan have played their "home" matches at neutral venues such as the United Arab Emirates. | |
| Huge security operation | |
| Commenting on Friday's explosion, a spokesman for the Pakistan Cricket Board said: "The incident has not affected the tour. Zimbabwe's tour will continue." | Commenting on Friday's explosion, a spokesman for the Pakistan Cricket Board said: "The incident has not affected the tour. Zimbabwe's tour will continue." |
| The players, he added, were satisfied with security arrangements against of Sunday's final one-day international. | The players, he added, were satisfied with security arrangements against of Sunday's final one-day international. |
| Thousands of security personnel have been deployed. | Thousands of security personnel have been deployed. |
| However the International Cricket Council refused to send any match officials for the series because of security concerns. | |
| The police initially claimed the blast near Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium had been caused by an electric transformer. | The police initially claimed the blast near Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium had been caused by an electric transformer. |
| But the Pakistani information minister later confirmed it had been a suicide attack and that the police officer had died when he tried to stop the bomber. No group has said it carried out the attack. | |
| Pakistan won the first two one-day internationals in the series, as well as defeating Zimbabwe in two Twenty20 internationals. |