Saturday 9 December 2006

Cricket is that serious, dammit!

Reports of Fiji gunfire a 'game of cricket'

Residents around Fiji's main military barracks in Suva have denied hearing gunfire, despite media reports to the contrary.

According to an AFP correspondent, the barracks are quiet and soldiers are playing a game of cricket.

A local resident and a guard on the gate say there have been no shots or unusual activity at the camp this morning.

Their comments came in response to an international media report which said gunfire had erupted in the Queen Elizabeth barracks earlier today.

An ABC correspondent says another foreign correspondent had mistaken noise from the game of cricket at the barracks for gunfire.

- AFP