The death toll from an attack on Togo's football team as they travelled in Angola has risen from one to three.
The team bus driver was killed in Friday's attack, with the deaths of the assistant coach and a spokesman announced a day later.
Two players were among nine people injured in the attack as the team headed to the Africa Cup of Nations.
The team withdrew from the competition, which is due to start on Sunday.
The attack happened in Angola's northern province of Cabinda on Friday.
Among the nine people injured were two players, an assistant manager, physio, goalkeeping coach and another coach.
The attackers machine-gunned the vehicle after it crossed from the Republic of Congo into Angola's oil-rich territory of Cabinda.
Rebels who have been fighting for the region's independence later said they had carried out the attack.
The Angolan government called the incident an "act of terrorism".
Togo had been due to play their first cup game in Cabinda on Monday.
The tournament's organisers, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said the team should have travelled by air rather than road.
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