File under WTF: Togo's World Cup team endured 20 minutes of machine gun fire shortly after entering the Republic of the Congo.
Gunmen have fired on a bus carrying Togo's football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, wounding players and reportedly killing the driver.Togo is reportedly not going to go ahead with their scheduled match.
The attackers machine-gunned the vehicle in Angola's oil-rich territory of Cabinda, where rebels have been fighting for independence.
The main rebel group, the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (Flec), said it carried out the attack.
The government called the incident an "act of terrorism".
There are reports of serious injuries.
Togo is due to play its first cup game in Cabinda on Monday.
Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor was on the bus but is unhurt. In a statement, Manchester City said Adebayor had been "shaken by the terrible events" but was "unharmed".
I'm not sure who had the bright idea to drive to Angola, but I'm betting they're buying plane tickets next time.
Ye Gods.
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