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Warzone security for 2010

2009-12-07 09:47

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Johannesburg - Many nations participating in the Soccer World Cup will use private security firms including warzone specialists who operate in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pretoria News reported on Monday.

The specialists were meant to safeguard their players and officials.

Sources in the private protection industry said high-profile football associations from Europe and South America had already hired firms that would use ex-military personnel, some of them special forces veterans, to look after players and their families.

The firms would provide round-the-clock armed bodyguards, bullet-proof vehicles, hijack prevention advice and squads that could handle kidnap situations. Kidnap insurance was also offered by some agencies, the report said.

The revelations come amid fears there could be "gaps in the coverage" provided by the organisers.

A number of football associations from around the world and senior figures in international administrative circles had concerns sparked by alleged lapses at last summer's Confederations Cup, which was effectively a small-scale test event for 2010.

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