Eyewitnesses to Lahore attack
Eyewitness to Tuesday's attack on Sri Lanka's cricketers in Pakistan say they have been stunned by the audacity of the crime.
The umpires were behind a bus of Sri Lankan players when suddenly they heard gunshots.
"The firing started at about 0840 (0340 GMT) and it continued for 15 minutes. Our driver was hit, and he was injured," Nadeem Ghauri, a Pakistani umpire who witnessed the attack, was quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying.
Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardene told Cricinfo website the bus came under attack as they were driving to the stadium.
"The gunmen targeted the wheels of the bus first and then the bus," he said. "We all dived to the floor to take cover. About five players have been injured and also [assistant coach] Paul Farbrace, but most of the injuries appear to be minor at this stage and caused by debris."
'Shock and despair'
Former England cricketer Dominic Cork - who was providing commentary for the series - said he heard loud gunfire shortly after he arrived at Gaddafi stadium and rushed into the commentary box to see what was happening.
"The Sri Lankan team bus had arrived with bullet holes all over. There was a lot of, obviously, screaming and shouting from the medical staff of the Sri Lankan team. We could see that at least six players at that time I knew had got wounds."
He said the players told him their bus driver was killed instantly by gunfire after armed men attacked their team bus at a roundabout.
"They all hit the ground, then there was shrapnel flying all over," Mr Cork said. He said one of the players remembered thinking, "This is it. I thought I was dead."
With the driver fatally shot, one of the passengers pleaded with a Pakistani police officer to drive them to the cricket ground, Mr Cork added.
"They all seemed to be physically okay, but you can tell they were all shaken up...I'd never seen such a look of shock and despair," he added.
"This is the end of cricket for a long time in Pakistan, maybe even the rest of Asia," he said.
'Lost for words'
Lahore resident Ahmad Hassan told the BBC that he was stuck in heavy traffic, as the police blocked the roads near the cricket stadium as part of the security precautions.
He said he heard two blasts, followed by about 10-15 minutes of continuous shooting. He said he left his car and ran for cover.
"All I could think of was that I might be killed by a stray bullet," he said. "It was the worst day of my life."
Back at the stadium, the cricketers were evacuated to safety by helicopter.
Speaking to Sri Lankan radio station Yes-FM, Sri Lankan squad member Kumar Sangakkara expressed relief that all the players were "completely out of danger".
"Luckily there's nothing serious and everyone is fine," he said.
Punjab Governor Salman Taseer arrived at the scene about an hour after the attack.
"These [attackers] were fully trained people, the way they were running and the kind of weapons they had... they are the same [type of] people who launched attacks in Mumbai. They were no ordinary terrorists."
Australian umpire Steve Davis who was umpiring the match described the attack as a "terrible incident".
"I am lost for words," he said.
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