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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Dhaka, July 3 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) says it will follow government instructions about the team&#39;s Bangladesh tour in the wake of an unprecedented hostage crisis in Dhaka on Friday night.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the latest flare-up of Islamist militant violence, gunmen laid Holey Artisan Bakery, popular with expatriates and the well-to-do, under siege with people -- including foreigners -- trapped inside the caf&eacute;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After about 12 anxious hours, a commando operation brought a bloody end to the hostage standoff on Saturday morning, leaving at least 22 persons killed in its wake.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The board said it would work closely with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and assess the situation with inputs from its own security experts to reach a final decision about the tour, which was scheduled to begin on September 30, reported bdnews24.com on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>An ECB spokesman said, &quot;The safety and security of our players and management is always of paramount importance to ECB and this applies to all teams representing England on overseas tours.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Last year, Australia pulled out of a tour to Bangladesh following government warnings regarding potential threats from militants. Australia&#39;s Under-19 team, too, withdrew from the youth World Cup in Bangladesh a few months later.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The itinerary for the five-week England tour of Bangladesh was announced only last week. England have been scheduled to play two Tests and three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against the Tigers in Dhaka and Chittagong.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, England flew back home from India but later returned to play two Tests in Chennai and Mohali.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Agency.<\/p>\r\n",
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