ISLAMABAD (AP) — Sri Lanka Cricket has directed its national team to continue its white-ball tour to Pakistan despite several players wanting to return home because of safety concerns.

A suicide bomber detonated explosives and killed 12 people outside a court in Islamabad on Tuesday hours before Sri Lanka’s one-day international against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi , who is also interior minister in the government, assured the team of strong security during his meeting with the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Islamabad on Wednesday. Managers of both the Sri Lanka and Pakistan cricket teams and top security officials attended the session.

Naqvi also visited the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday afternoon and reviewed security arrangements.

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