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Terrorism: The lurking menace
NEWARK, NJ. Nov 20: The big-' gest security threat at International soccer matches generally
comes from violent fans, but organisers believe terrorism will pose as great a danger when the World Cup comes to the United States next summer, reports AP.
An estimated 1 billion people will watch the broadcast of a July semifinal game at Giants Stadium, one of seven matches scheduled at the East Rutherford. NJ. facility Just 10 miles (16 kilometres) from New York City.
■With that, kind of a worldwide audience, you obviously worry about anything going wrong, but also some terrorist activity." said George R Zoffin-ger. chairman of the New York-New Jersey Host Committee.
Overseas, hooligans are a big fear of soccer match organisers. but England already have been eliminated from the World Cup. Other teams that would have caused security concerns — Iran, Iraq and North Korea — also are out of the tournament.
But the World Cup. which begins June 17. 1994. in .the United States for the first time, will still provide a highly visible platform for mayhem or political statements.
"There is going to be a lot more security than you would see at normal games at Giants Stadium." Zoffinger said.
"We’re preparing for both potential problems — hooligans as well as terrorism.’ said Charles Stillltano. Meadow land’s executive director for World Cup USA. "We really ’ won’t know until the teams are drawn to this area which problem is more relevant.’
The draw to determine which teams play in which of the nine US sites will be held December 19 In Las Vegas. Italy is likely to be the seeded team In Group E. which would put it at Giants Stadium for two games in the first round.
Officials have dismissed anxiety in Europe that Americans are unprepared for mobs of unruly soccer fans.
•We’ve dealt with capacity crowds at Giants Stadium many times.' Zoffinger said.
About 800 English fans were arrested and sent home from Amsterdam and Rotter dam during several turbulent days around the England -Netherlands match earlier this year. Drunken rampages, a nail bomb, and a mass escape from a detention" area were among the incidents associated with the hooligans.
Many bought one-way airline tickets, knowing that deportation means a free ride home.
The point is that Ameri-
cans don't actually know what theyrt talking about.' Peter van Zunderd. chief of the IJs-selmonde district.police force, which includes Rotterdam, told a Dutch news agency during the unrest.
They have absolutely no experience of these sorts of situations because sports in America is for the most part a huge family party.’ van Zunderd said.
Michael Rowp, general manager of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, dismissed van Zunderd’s comments.
Tm not sure he's been to some of the football games and rock concerns 1 have .’ Rowe said. "We do know what we're in for.”
Rowe pointed to these security measures:
•—Fans of different countries will sit In separate areas.
—Planes bringing teams and fans from different countries won t arrive at the same time.
—Multilingual agents will circulate at airports, hotels, restaurants and training camps before matches to look for potential problems. Agents will also be In the stadium parking lot on game days.
—Metal detectors may be used, and there will be additional screening of fans entering the stadium to ensure no bottles, cans or weapons are brought in.
—Cameras will survey parking lots.
—Dogs will sniff for bombs.
No separate parking areas are planned. Rowe said, because ’it is unlikely, pregame, that they will tailgate together.’
Tailgating is an American term used to describe an informal pre-game party among fans. It gets its name from the tailgate of car. which is used as table at the parties.
The stadium's many exits should aid in crowd dispersal.
♦he said. There's not a stadturp In Europe that has that many
portals.'
Unlike stadiums overseas. Rowe said. Giants Stadium will employ no temporary fences that can become weapons or the focus of a crush.
He said the full-time Meadowlands personnel are better trained and more familiar with crowds at highly charged events than their foreign counterparts.
Because the prices for the final-round games are so high — tickets for the Giants Stadium semifinal are priced at dlrs 300. dlrs 200 and dirs 90 — officials expect fewer thugs and more fans.
The corporate sponsorship of the final round, and the tickets those companies distribute. will also keep hooligans out of seats, they said.
Despite the precautions. Rowe acknowledged that no plan Is foolproof.
The most you can do is over-prepare. and make the facility as safe as humanly possible.’ Rowe said. ’But if someone wants to get something done, they'll find a way.'
’We don’t want to make it an armed camp by any means. But we want to protect the public, subtly If you will," Stil-Utano said.
Brawling by fans in European cities often breaks out as they walk along the streets to the arena, he said. That won't happen at Giants Stadium, which is surrounded by highways.
They'll be in the parking lot together, but in the parking lot. it's a lot easier to secure.’ Stillltano said.
Police already have been briefed about European fans, who tend to be more vocal than American crowds. Expect them to sing in the parking lot. sing in the stands, and paint their faces In team colors. he said.
’It's Just not game days that were going to have to worry about." Zoffinger said.