KINSHASA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The separatist Front for the Liberation of Cabinda Enclave (FLEC) seeking independence from Angola vows more attacks after Friday's deadly attack on the Togolese football team.

FLEC Secretary General Rodrigues Mingas said on Monday in Luxembourg that they would launch new assaults in Cabinda province during the African Cup of Nations (CAN) in Angola, according to the radio broadcast in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).

Gunmen sprayed bullets on the bus carrying the Togolese football team in Cabinda on Friday ahead of its planned CAN games, killing three of them and injuring several others.

FLEC intends to continue with the fight until it achieves total liberation of Cabinda enclave, Mingas was quoted as saying.

"We had some months ago warned the president of the Confederation of African Football Issa Ayatou of the dangers of accepting to organize CAN 2010 matches in Cabinda territory," he said.

"But he did not want to listen to us. We regret what happened with the Togolese delegation for which we send our profound and sincere condolences. But I would wish to point out here that our target was the Angolan government," he added.

"And we are just beginning. As long as the Angolan government refuses to come to a round table for negotiations, we'll continue to fight until we get total liberation for Cabinda territory," the FLEC secretary general declared.

He said in their fight against the government in Luanda, FLEC has not received any form of help neither from DR Congo nor the Republic of Congo.

"These two countries are allies of the Angolan government," he said.

In a communique broadcast on Monday, the Angolan government reaffirmed its commitment to offering security in the province of Cabinda, where matches of group B of CAN were being played.

"All measures were taken to ensure that the CAN matches are played in the best secure conditions in Cabinda," a senior official of Angola's Interior Ministry pledged.

A former Portuguese colony, Cabinda is rich in oil, natural gas and tropical hardwood and the virgin fauna of the equatorial forest, which is commonly called Mayumbe forest.

It is situated between DR Congo and the Republic of Congo, boasting a magnificent coast along the Atlantic ocean with beautiful beaches.

FLEC accuses Luanda of looting Cabinda's wealth while leaving the local population in misery and poverty.

The attack has roused concerns about peace and security in Angola, which is considered a military power house in the region. The toll is appalling including the driver of the bus, the coach of Togolese goalkeepers and the media official.

The killing prompted the Togolese government to decide on Sunday evening to recall its national team to Lome. According to the Togolese government, security in Cabinda province is not yet guaranteed.

The issue of security for CAN in Angola and the World Cup in South Africa was among the agenda of the 29th conference of the heads of state and government of the South African Development Community (SADC) held in September in Kinshasa.

During the summit, SADC leaders stressed the necessity of member countries getting involved in the organization and the success of the two great sporting and cultural events -- The African Cup of Nations in Angola in January 2010 and the World Cup in South Africa in June 2010.

The SADC leaders wished that these two events would benefit SADC countries and be able to promote cooperation and development in various domains such us security, tourism, transport, infrastructure, and the free movement of goods and people.

Unfortunately, the FLEC attack has brought the SADC resolutions to a danger of becoming simple declarations without concrete actions. Angolan President Edouardo Dos Santos did not attend the SADC summit in Kinshasa amid reports of displeasure between the two neighbors.

"Such an attitude was aimed at showing that Angola was capable of organizing single handedly the African Cup of Nations without getting support from her SADC neighbors and Central African region. The bloody attack on the Togolese team on Friday will certainly make the Angolan government start thinking seriously on the necessity of involving other sub-regional countries in regional peace and security matters," said Mankenda Voka, a journalist with the Congolese newspaper Observateur.