Hitting them where they live

(Via The Long War Journal)

Pakistani terrorists assault Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore

A terrorist assault team attacked a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team in the eastern city of Lahore in Pakistan's Punjab province.

The "well-trained terrorists" killed five policemen and two civilians, and wounded seven Sri Lankan cricketers before melting away and 11 security and rescue personnel. Two of the Sri Lankans " received serious bullet injuries" while the head coach received minor injuries, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.

This might get filed under news of the weird, but the terrorists know what they are doing:

The fallout from today's attack was swift. In a major blow to Pakistan, the International Cricket Council has banned Pakistan from hosting international games until the security situation changes "dramatically."

"In the current situation it is clearly a very dangerous place," David Morgan, president of the International Cricket Council, told reporters today. "Things will have to change dramatically in Pakistan in my opinion if any of the games are to be staged there. I think that international cricket in Pakistan is out of the question until there is a very significant change, a regime change I guess."

Pakistan is a world power in Cricket, and this is a major blow to their prestige. Too dangerous to host THE event.

It's like losing the Olympics, or outsourcing the Superbowl.

Score one for the bad guys.