England prepared to cancel Bangladesh tour after foreigner killings
July 02, 2016  18:51
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England cricket chiefs indicated Saturday they were prepared to cancel a tour of Bangladesh after an attack saw 20 foreigners killed in the country.

Hostage-takers murdered 20 foreigners, hacking many of their victims to death, before six attackers were gunned down by Bangladesh commandos at the end of an overnight siege Saturday at an upmarket restaurant.

The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the carnage at the start of the Eid holiday.

England are due to arrive in Bangladesh on September 30 for a month-long tour including three one-day internationals and two Test matches.

But an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) spokesman made it clear that they were prepared to abandon the tour if they or the British government deemed the security situation in Bangladesh unsafe come the squad's scheduled departure date.
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