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‘Just escaped’: Cricket team flees shooter

by Cric Editor March 15, 2019, 2:00 am 1.5k Views

News – Members of the Bangladesh cricket team were near a Christchurch mosque that was targeted by a shooter on Friday.

Summary

Players and support staff preparing for the Third Test of a series against New Zealand beginning on Saturday were forced to flee after dozens of shots were heard being fired.
Strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayen said: “The players are shaken up but fine.
The players just started running when they heard the shots.
ESPN cricinfo correspondent Mohammad Isam, who is in New Zealand covering the tour, filmed a group of players walking through nearby Hagley Park.
Bangladesh has been touring New Zealand since early February but is so far winless, having been swept 3-0 in an ODI series and losing by an innings in the first two Tests.