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England’s football World Cup stars under Al-Qaeda threat | Security experts believe that England’s football stars may be targeted by Al-Qaeda networks operating in South Africa during the World Cup, scheduled to take place between June 11and July 11. According to reports, England ’s opening
game against USA is seen as
a high-profile target for the Al-Qaeda -linked Al-Shabaab group. A secret report
entitled ‘South Africa 2010 World Cup – The Terrorist Threat’ identifies
Al-Shabaab,
as a “credible threat” to the squad and the 25,000 fans expected to follow them
to South Africa . “Al-Shabaab is certainly aware of the symbolic significance
of an England v USA game. South Africa has porous borders and is home to five
million illegal immigrants,” The Daily Express quoted Lee Niblett , a terror expert
and co-author of the report, as saying. “Terrorist cells could have already entered
the country for the purpose of preparing attacks. While we have not identified
a specific threat, Al-Shabaab has access to the means to stage an assault. An
attack on the players, the fans or the stadium cannot be ruled out. It is a hugely
symbolic target,” he added. John Terry , Frank Lampard , Steven Gerrard , Wayne
Rooney and David Beckham are likely to be in the team and media coverage of an
attack would send shockwaves around the world. Al-Shabaab’s leaders have trained
with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and the group has also been linked to the Somalian
who attacked Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard in his home on New Year’s Day. |
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