Pictured: The shocking arsenal of terror left by the Lahore cricket killers



This is the terrifying cache of weapons abandoned by the murderers responsible for the Lahore cricket atrocity

On the table are 40 magazines of ammunition, 25 hand grenades, submachine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and plastic explosives.

Pakistani police also discovered food and water, suggesting the terrorists may have planned a long stand-off with the police or to kidnap the Sri Lankan cricket team.

The haul of weapons includes 40 magazines of ammunition, 25 hand grenades, submachine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and plastic explosives



Police said the gunmen arrived at the scene in motorised rickshaws and two cars. The weapons were among those abandoned in one of the rickshaws and found nearby.

Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab province, said: 'These people were highly trained and highly armed - the way they were holding their guns, the way they were taking aim and shooting at the police.

'They used the same methods as the terrorists who attacked Mumbai.'

Scathing: Ex-England cricketer Chris Broad after flying home today. He claims the Pakistani security forces vanished when the terrorists struck

As the weapons haul was revealed, the former England cricketer caught in the middle of the attacks accused police of ' vanishing' just before the gunmen struck.

Chris Broad has been hailed a hero for his actions as 12 extremists opened fire on buses carrying the Sri Lankan team and match officials to the ground in Lahore.

But he played down his bravery yesterday and instead turned his anger on the Pakistani authorities.

Wounded: Sri Lankan player Ajantha Mendis and the team's assistant coach Paul Farbrace arriving back in Colombo



He said they had promised 'presidential-style security' for the party, only to leave them 'sitting ducks' when they were ambushed.

Mr Broad, 51, the match referee, said that moments beforehand armed police had been patrolling every junction they passed, but just before the shooting began the bulk of the escort had melted away.

'I am extremely angry that we were promised high-level security and in our hour need that security vanished,' he said.

Sri Lankan cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene, left, and his wife Christine looked grim as they walk out of the airport lounge in Sri Lanka

Thilan Samaraweera rests in an ambulance at the airport. He was one of the worst injured players in the atrocity

'There were plenty of police there but these terrorists came in, did what they wanted to do and then got out of there.'

Umpire Nadeem Ghouri had claimed that Mr Broad had dived on top of fellow umpire Ahsan Raza after seeing him struck by a bullet, but the Englishman denied this.

Mr Broad, whose son Stuart is playing for England in the West Indies, told a press conference in Manchester yesterday that he had lain on the floor throughout the 15-minute attack and had tried to comfort Mr Raza. Last night, Mr Raza was in a critical condition.

Thilan Thushara holds his son as he arrives at the airport

Terror: A windscreen splattered with blood and bullet holes after masked gunman attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, Pakistan

Pakistani policemen inspect a damaged police van at a shooting site

Six Pakistani policemen died in the attack, along with the minibus driver, Zafar Khan, 40. Six members of the Sri Lankan team were injured in the attack together with their English coach, Paul Farbrace.

Police in Punjab said they had made some arrests, but the gunmen are not thought to be among them.

Last night, the Pakistani authorities angrily rejected Mr Broad's criticism of security. Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt said: 'How can Chris Broad say this when six policemen were killed?'

The fallen: Bodies of the dead policemen on the floor of a nearby hospital