Envoys of cricket playing nations condemn Lahore terror-attack
US-based ambassadors of nine cricket-playing nations, including India and Pakistan, have condemned the attack on visiting Sri Lankan players in Lahore and asked the international community to help them fight terrorism. “We strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist attack targeting the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore,” they said in a joint statement, which was released on Thursday by the Sri Lankan Embassy here. “This first attack on sportspersons in South Asia is of great concern
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