Butt: No change to security

Broad, who was acting as the International Cricket Council's match referee during the series, was caught in the crossfire of an ambush as the match officials and Sri Lanka players made their way to the Gaddafi Stadium for the third day of the second Test with Pakistan.

The former England batsman said yesterday the security offered to the officials was lax - claims supported by match umpires Simon Taufel and Steve Davis earlier today - but Butt said: "Match referee Chris Broad's statement is fabricated. There was no change in the level of security. I will lodge a complaint with the ICC against his (Broad's) statement."

Broad claimed on Wednesday that he had been promised "presidential-style security", but alleged he and the rest of the passengers had been left as "sitting ducks".

The attack left six policemen dead and local umpire Ahsan Raza with a bullet wound to his stomach, while seven Sri Lanka players and assistant coach Paul Farbrace also suffered injuries.

Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was another to question the level of security provided but he too came in for criticism from Butt.

"(Muttiah) Muralitharan's allegations that there weren't any security personnel travelling with the team bus is also untrue," he said.

"In fact Muralitharan personally asked me to arrange a meeting with the bus driver and even gave him a shirt.

"This is an unfortunate incident and policemen have lost their lives.

"There is not one, but two high-powered investigations and I think we should refrain from commenting on the incident until the investigative agencies complete their probe."