{"id":22276,"date":"2024-04-09T14:58:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T14:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/09\/security-increased-for-champions-league-games-after-isis-threats\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T14:58:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T14:58:39","slug":"security-increased-for-champions-league-games-after-isis-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/09\/security-increased-for-champions-league-games-after-isis-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Increased for Champions League Games After ISIS Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/04\/09\/multimedia\/09soccer-threats-mbvt\/09soccer-threats-mbvt-facebookJumbo.jpg?resize=1050,550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Security Increased for Champions League Games After ISIS Threats\" title=\"Security Increased for Champions League Games After ISIS Threats\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Public safety officials in England, France and Spain said Tuesday that they would step up security for matches this week in the Champions League, Europe\u2019s marquee soccer competition, after ISIS-related groups called for violent attacks on the contests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The first of four quarterfinal matchups were scheduled in London and Madrid on Tuesday, and were to feature some of the top clubs in world soccer: Spain\u2019s Real Madrid; the English giants Arsenal and Manchester City; and Germany\u2019s Bayern Munich. Two other high-profile matches will take place on Wednesday in Paris and Madrid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe don\u2019t know what location might be particularly targeted, neither in what conditions,\u201d the French interior minister, G\u00e9rald Darmanin, told reporters in Paris. But he said he had spoken with police officials in Paris on Tuesday morning and had been assured that they \u201chave considerably reinforced the security measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Spain, the interior ministry said it had raised the country\u2019s terrorist alert level after the appearance of a photo online carrying the message \u201cKill them all\u201d and the names of the four stadiums where this week\u2019s games are to be played, according to reports in the Spanish newspaper El Mundo. The ministry said security measures at the matches in Madrid had been increased and additional agents deployed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At least one of the threats was accompanied by an image showing the main entrances to Arsenal\u2019s stadium in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe U.K. terrorism threat level remains at \u2018substantial,\u2019 meaning an attack is likely,\u201d said Ade Adelekan, the deputy assistant commissioner for the Metropolitan Police in London. The Metropolitan Police said it would have <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/news.met.police.uk\/news\/statement-on-policing-plan-for-arsenal-vs-bayern-munich-match-482234\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a \u201crobust\u201d security plan<\/a> in place for the Arsenal-Bayern Munich match at London\u2019s Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe\u2019re aware of online and media reports in relation to calls to target matches across Europe and here in London,\u201d Commissioner Adelekan said. The police asked the public to report anything \u201cthat doesn\u2019t look or feel right,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Arsenal\u2019s game against Bayern Munich is the first of two quarterfinal matches set to take place on Tuesday. In the other, in Madrid, Real Madrid will host the English champion Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Wednesday, Atl\u00e9tico Madrid will play another German team, Borussia Dortmund, and Paris St.-Germain will host Barcelona.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">European soccer\u2019s governing body, UEFA, which organizes the tournament, said that it was aware of the threats and was in communication with the authorities in each city but that the four matches \u201care planned to go ahead as scheduled with appropriate security arrangements in place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Threats from ISIS or ISIS-affiliated groups urging attacks on Western targets are not unusual; in the wake of a deadly assault on a concert venue near Moscow last month, for example, an ISIS spokesman urged so-called lone wolves to attack targets in the United States, Europe and Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While Mr. Darmanin stressed that he had no specific information about the threats in Paris and the other cities, they needed be taken seriously. He said he had directed the French intelligence services to share information with the other countries hosting quarterfinal games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/09\/world\/europe\/champions-league-soccer-security-threats.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public safety officials in England, France and Spain said Tuesday that they would step up security for matches this week in the Champions League, Europe\u2019s marquee soccer competition, after ISIS-related groups called for violent attacks on the contests. 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