Mr Mxyzptlk
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This issue transcends sport, so I've started the topic here instead of the Sports forum.
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According to various reports the Togolese team bus has been attacked in Cabinda, Angola, after crossing into the country by road from the Republic of Congo.
The latest news indicates that the driver of the bus has died from gunshot wounds. Two players have been confirmed as having been shot, with a further two bus passengers suffering from unknown injuries.
The rest of the passengers, including the Togolese team, were immediately taken to the nearest hospital for injured players to receive treatment.
Clubs around the world are attempting to ascertain the status of their own players, with reports from England indicating that Emmanuel Adebayor of Manchester City is unharmed.
A goalkeeper, a press officer and a team doctor are said to be among those hurt.
"I’m doing ok but a number of players are in bad shape. We’re still at the hospital. We were shot at like dogs and had to lie under our chairs for 20 minutes to avoid the bullets," said a distressed Thomas Dossevi while speaking to French radio station RMC.
Earlier on an Angolan spokesperson commented on the early outcome of the attack, before news of the bus driver's fate emerged. He said: "Two players have been shot. Nobody has been killed. We are working to establish the extent of the injuries and more details. We do not know which players have been shot."
The bus was attacked just over the border from Congo into Cabinda, an Angolan exclave. The oil-rich province of Cabinda has recently been embroiled in a long-running independence struggle with Angola. Nonetheless, seven African Cup of Nations matches are scheduled to take place in Cabinda's main city.
Togo had conducted a training camp in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo prior to the African Cup of Nations, which is due to begin this Sunday.
Read here.
According to various reports the Togolese team bus has been attacked in Cabinda, Angola, after crossing into the country by road from the Republic of Congo.
The latest news indicates that the driver of the bus has died from gunshot wounds. Two players have been confirmed as having been shot, with a further two bus passengers suffering from unknown injuries.
The rest of the passengers, including the Togolese team, were immediately taken to the nearest hospital for injured players to receive treatment.
Clubs around the world are attempting to ascertain the status of their own players, with reports from England indicating that Emmanuel Adebayor of Manchester City is unharmed.
A goalkeeper, a press officer and a team doctor are said to be among those hurt.
"I’m doing ok but a number of players are in bad shape. We’re still at the hospital. We were shot at like dogs and had to lie under our chairs for 20 minutes to avoid the bullets," said a distressed Thomas Dossevi while speaking to French radio station RMC.
Earlier on an Angolan spokesperson commented on the early outcome of the attack, before news of the bus driver's fate emerged. He said: "Two players have been shot. Nobody has been killed. We are working to establish the extent of the injuries and more details. We do not know which players have been shot."
The bus was attacked just over the border from Congo into Cabinda, an Angolan exclave. The oil-rich province of Cabinda has recently been embroiled in a long-running independence struggle with Angola. Nonetheless, seven African Cup of Nations matches are scheduled to take place in Cabinda's main city.
Togo had conducted a training camp in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo prior to the African Cup of Nations, which is due to begin this Sunday.
hahaha, oh dear that's dreadful.
