By AFP | Posted 03-Jul-2016Cardiff: England cricket chiefs indicated on Saturday they were prepared to cancel a tour of Bangladesh after an attack saw 20 foreigners killed in the country. England are due to arrive in Bangladesh on September 30 for a month-long tour including three one-day internationals and two Test matches. Pic/AFPHostage-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. “We will continue to monitor and assess the situation in Bangladesh over the coming weeks and months and will undertake a thoroughgoing and robust pre-tour inspection of planned security arrangements for the England team.” 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.

Source: Mid-Day July 03, 2016 07:30 UTC