LONDON Britain condemned the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore Tuesday, saying it was a grim day for sport and vowing to back Pakistani anti-terrorism measures.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the deadly attack on the cricketers and their police escorts “serves as a deadly reminder of the threat from indiscriminate and violent extremism in Pakistan.

I condemn unreservedly all such acts of terrorism.... The UK will continue to support the efforts of the Pakistani government in helping to tackle the threat from terrorism, he said.

Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Andy Burnham added The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team is shocking and senseless and today is a grim day for sport.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) issued a statement condemning the gun and grenade assault which killed eight people and wounded seven members of the squad.

The ECB is shocked and saddened by the senseless attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers and match officials by terrorists in Lahore, it said, voicing sympathy with families of the victims of the despicable attack.

Officials in Sri Lanka said the teams assistant coach, Briton Paul Farbrace, was among seven injured in the attack, which left at least eight people dead.

We can confirm that a British national sustained minor injuries but was not hospitalised. We have offered consular assistance, said a Foreign Office statement.