Pakistani relatives and police carry the coffin of a victim of the deadly ambush on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. Pakistan stepped up a manhunt on Wednesday for the armed militants behind a deadly ambush targeting Sri Lanka's cricket team, which has plunged the troubled nation deeper into crisis (AFP/Aamir Qureshi).
"Sri Lankan team tells of scary time under attack"
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The Sri Lankan players cracked jokes and listened to music. Some called home. The coach took a cat nap. Everyone seemed relaxed as their luxury bus headed to the cricket stadium for their match against Pakistan.
"Then all of a sudden, all hell broke loose," Sri Lankan coach Trevor Bayliss said.
Gunfire tore through the bus. Explosions rattled nearby. The players huddled on the floor, yelling out one after the other that they'd been hit. And it seemed as if no one fired back, players said. More>>
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