Sri Lanka urges civilians to flee war zone COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's government dropped leaflets across the northern war zone Friday urging civilians to flee the fighting amid accusations the military pounded the area with artillery shells that killed at least 10 civilians. Referee in deadly Pakistan ambush says police fled LAHORE, Pakistan - A referee accused Pakistani police of abandoning the convoy carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team as a deadly militant ambush began, and video released Wednesday showed gunmen apparently escaping on an empty street as other attackers casually walked away. Eight dead as Sri Lankan cricketers attacked in Pakistan LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - Masked gunmen opened fire on the Sri Lankan cricket team's bus in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding six team members, police said.
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