Chris Broad's Anger at Pakistani Police ; Chris Broad, Who Became a Reluctant Hero When He Shielded a Fellow Cricket Official During a Terrorist Attack, has Told How Security Officials Ran for Cover During the Ambush Instead of Protecting Players.

Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › March 06, 2009

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Chris Broad, who became a reluctant hero when he shielded a fellow cricket official during a terrorist attack, has told how security officials ran for cover during the ambush instead of protecting players.

Former England player Broad, from Bristol, was one of the test match referees and was in a van with other officials which was targeted along with the Sri Lanka team bus on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Tuesday.

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Chris Broad's Anger at Pakistani Police ; Chris Broad, Who Became a Reluctant Hero When He Shielded a Fellow Cricket Official During a Terrorist Attack, has Told How Security Officials Ran for Cover During the Ambush Instead of Protecting Players.

Speaking on his return to the UK, Mr Broad, 51, said he was "extremely angry" that security had vanished when it was most needed.

He told how he had raised concerns with the ICC ahead of the...

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