Report from BBC News at 17:44 GMT, Friday, 8 January 2010:
Gunmen have fired on a bus carrying Togo's football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, wounding several players, competition officials say.- - -
They say robbers shot at the bus in Congo, near the Angolan border. There are reports of serious injuries.
The Africa Cup of Nations is due to start on Sunday.
Togo's first game is to be played on Monday in the oil-rich territory of Cabinda, where rebels have been fighting for independence.
The Togolese team includes Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Aston Villa's Moustapha Saliphou.
Those wounded also include team doctors. The identities of the injured are not known.
The BBC understands Adebayor is not among them.
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