Chris Broad vents anger at Pakistan security forces

Cricket match referee Chris Broad on Wednesday slammed the Pakistan security forces for providing insufficient protection after he and fellow officials came under fire during the terror attack in Lahore the previous day. The van carrying Broad to the Gadaffi Stadium for the third Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka came under fire as gunmen aimed at the nearby Sri Lanka team bus. Ex-England batsman Broad, who said he'd expressed concerns for his safety before the start of the tour, told a news conference here Wednesday: "I am angry at the Pakistani security forces. "We were promised high level security and in our hour of need that security vanished and they left us to be sitting ducks." He added: "I had an inkling before the Test match leg of the tour that something might happen. I certainly didn't think this was going to happen. "I raised my concerns with the ICC (International Cricket Council) before the tour started and they passed on those concerns to the Pakistan Cricket Board and they assured me through e-mail that all security would be taken care of, presidential-style security. And clearly that didn't happen. "When we were in the van we weren't aware of what was going on outside.

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