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Sri Lanka Cricket Team Attacked By Terrorists 8 Dead Posted: 02 Mar 2009 10:22 PM PST A deadly attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday was likely the work of “well-trained terrorists,” its police chief said. “There were 12 masked gunmen,” Habib-ur Rehman told reporters, adding that police battled against the assailants for about 25 minutes. “They appeared to be well-trained terrorists. They came on rickshaws. They were armed with rockets, hand grenades, kalashnikovs.” He said five policemen were killed in the gun attack which also wounded at least three Sri Lankan players. “Five policemen who were providing protection to the team sacrificed their lives,” he added. Masked gunman opened fire on the Sri Lankan cricket team’s bus in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding six players, officials said. Lahore police chief Habib-ur Rehman said 12 gunmen attacked the convoy near Lahore’s Gaddafi stadium with rockets, hand grenades and automatic weapons and were involved in a 25-minute shoot-out with the security forces. “They appeared to be well-trained terrorists. They came on rickshaws,” he told reporters. A police official said two civilians and six police officers who were guarding the players were killed in the attack which happened as the team was heading for the third day’s play in the second Test against Pakistan. Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Share this post

4 Tons of Fertilizer Stolen In Frederick Maryland Posted: 02 Mar 2009 01:43 PM PST Frederick police say four tons of fertilizer have been stolen from a farm supply store. The fertilizer disappeared from the Southern States store in the 500 block of East South Street in Frederick some time Saturday night or early Sunday. A store representative told police that 2,000 pounds of urea and 6,000 pounds of other fertilizer are missing. The fertilizer was in white 50-pound bags with a company logo. Lt. Clark Pennington says they don’t know what the motive behind the theft is, but they have notified the Maryland Coordination Analysis Center, which alerts all federal agencies of the theft. Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Share this post

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