ISLAMABAD, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani
said Sunday that there are indications that the Tamil Tigers had been involved
in attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore
in March this year.
Gilani told reporters that investigators have got indications to suggest
that the Tamil Tigers had financed the attack on March 3 when a bus carrying Sri
Lankan cricketers was fired upon by a dozen of 12 gunmen near the Gaddafi
Stadium in Lahore.
Gilani said that he had met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Libya
last week and had discussed the possibility of the involvement of the Tamil
Tigers.
He said that Pakistan will soon send a team to Sri Lanka to share
intelligence with Sri Lankan officials.
In June Tehrik-e-Taliban Punjab claimed the responsibility for the attack.
The cricketers were on their way to play the third day of the second test
against the Pakistani cricket team.
Six members of the Sri Lankan cricket team were injured. Six Pakistani
policemen and two civilians were killed.
Several cricket teams including the Australian cricket team canceled tours
to Pakistan over security concerns.
The International Cricket Council also canceled matches of the 2011 World
Cup supposed to be played in Pakistan.
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