Editing Cabinda Province (section)

===== Togo football team bus attack =====
{{Main|Togo national football team attack}}

On 8 January 2010, the bus carrying the [[Togo national football team]] traveling through Cabinda en route to the [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations]] tournament was attacked by gunmen, even though it had an escort of Angolan forces. The ensuing gunfight resulted in the deaths of the assistant coach, team spokesman and bus driver, and caused injuries to several others as well.

An offshoot of the FLEC claimed responsibility. [[Rodrigues Mingas]], secretary general of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda-Military Position (FLEC-PM), said his fighters had meant to attack security guards as the convoy passed through Cabinda. "This attack was not aimed at the [[Togo]]lese players but at the Angolan forces at the head of the convoy", Mingas told [[France&nbsp;24]] television. "So it was pure chance that the gunfire hit the players. We don't have anything to do with the Togolese and we present our condolences to the African families and the Togo government. We are fighting for the total liberation of Cabinda."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jan/11/two-arrested-togo-football-attack |work=The Guardian |location=London |title=Togo footballers were attacked by mistake, Angolan rebels say |first=James |last=Sturcke |date=11 January 2010 |access-date=28 April 2010 |archive-date=14 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014213829/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/11/two-arrested-togo-football-attack |url-status=live}}</ref>