LONDON: Britain condemned the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan Tuesday, saying it was a "grim day for sport" while confirming one Briton was among the injured. "The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team is shocking and senseless, and today is a grim day for sport," Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Andy Burnham said. The Foreign Office also issued a statement strongly condemning the attack, which took place in Lahore while the side was on its way to a test match.Officials in Sri Lanka said the team's assistant coach, Briton Paul Farbrace, was among seven injured in the attack, which left at least eight people dead."We can confirm that a British national sustained minor injuries but was not hospitalised. We have offered consular assistance," said the Foreign Office.
BEIRUT: Thousands of people converged Saturday on central Beirut to mark the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Lebanese former premier Rafiq Hariri.Waving Lebanese flags and carrying pictures of the slain leader, men, women and children gathered under sunny skies in Martyr's Square where members of the parliamentary majority were to address the crowd. The rally comes as final preparations are underway in The Hague for the launch of the international tribunal set up to bring Hariri's killers to justice. It also comes as the country prepares for legislative elections in June that will pit Western-backed political parties against a Hezbollah-led alliance backed by Syria and Iran.Hariri died in a massive car bombing on February 14, 2005 that also killed 22 others. The assassination was widely blamed on then Lebanese power-broker Syria, which has denied any involvement. The attack on the Beirut seafront was one of the worst acts of political violence to rock Lebanon since t...
Comments