India will play in opposition to arch-rivals Pakistan on June 9 in New York.
New York:
ISIS-Okay has referred to as for a “Lone Wolf” assault on the India-Pakistan World Cup Cricket match right here subsequent month, a high police official has warned whereas placing safety on excessive alert.
In a video that has gone world, the phobia group is “calling for that ‘Lone Wolf’ to behave out”, mentioned Patrick Ryder, the Police Commissioner of Nassau County the place the match is scheduled for June 6.
“Lone Wolves” are members or sympathisers of terrorist organisations who take cues from the organisations and function independently by themselves making it tougher to trace them down.
On Wednesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul mentioned that she has “directed the New York State Police to have interaction in elevated safety measures, together with an elevated regulation enforcement presence, superior surveillance, and thorough screening processes”.
Bruce Blakeman, the pinnacle of Nassau County bordering New York Metropolis, mentioned at a information convention, “We guarantee that we’re on high of each scenario that might probably come up. Now to that finish, we’ve got taken many many precautions.”
Further cops can be mobilised on the cricket stadium at Eisenhower Park, Ryder mentioned on the information convention.
“We’ll go to each high quality element in terms of the safety and security of the residents right here,” he added.
Earlier there had been some ambiguity concerning the stage of the risk posted in a chat group by ISIS-Khorasan, the offshoot of the Islamic State terrorist organisation working in South and Central Asia.
Earlier than the information convention by Nassau officers, Hochul had mentioned that “there is no such thing as a credible public security risk right now,” however added, “We proceed to watch the scenario intently.”
“My administration has been working for months with federal regulation enforcement and Nassau County to make sure New Yorkers and guests are protected,” she mentioned.
Blakeman mentioned on the information convention, “We take each risk critically. There are the identical procedures for each risk. We do not minimise threats. We monitor down all of our leads.”
Ryder mentioned, “When you have got a recreation and a crowd as huge as this, all the things is credible.”
He mentioned they’d acquired threats beginning in April “the place it was a world and worldwide type risk from what’s referred to as ISIS-Okay”.
“Then it bought a bit of bit extra particular in the direction of the precise recreation of India versus Pakistan however didn’t title the place,” he mentioned.
“After which yesterday, you all noticed the video that went world, and they’re calling for that ‘Lone Wolf’ to behave out.”
He was referring to a video with “a picture of the cricket stadium at Eisenhower Park in Nassau County with drones flying over it displaying the date, “9/6/2024”, when the India-Pakistan match, that was posted by ISIS-Okay on a British chat website.
With the show of drones as assault automobiles, NBC New York TV reported that county officers “say they’ve requested the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to make Eisenhower Park a no-fly zone for drones”.
ISIS-Okay has carried out assaults in Pakistan and has threatened terror strikes on India.
In March, ISIS-Okay terrorists attacked a live performance corridor in Moscow killing about 130 individuals including gravity to the newest risk.
The World Cup Cricket stadium, which has a 30,000-capacity, was constructed specifically for the match and can share the fixtures within the US with the sector in Dallas.
It is going to kick off on June 1 with an exhibition match between India and Bangladesh and can be adopted by common match matches beginning on June 3, pitching India in opposition to Sri Lanka, and operating until June 12 with an India vs US match.
NBC New York TV mentioned that the safety preparations for the World Cup occasion had been the biggest that Nassau County has undertaken and it’s being handled on par with presidential debates.
As a part of the security precautions, it mentioned, “Native hospitals additionally concerned simply in case they’re wanted.”
The British newspaper Categorical first reported on the risk, which it mentioned was additionally directed in opposition to sporting venues in Europe, together with the Wembley Stadium.
It mentioned that ISIS “followers are inspired to focus on main occasions” together with the Cricket World Cup.
“There have been additionally intensive discussions on the discussion board as to how the phobia group ought to use drones laden with explosives to homicide civilians at main sporting occasions throughout Europe,” the Categorical mentioned of the postings on a chat group posted on the British web site Matrix.
The Categorical mentioned, “Chat room members who shared the stadium threats listed their terror abilities, together with firing AK-47 rifles, and mentioned sums of cash in pound Sterling, suggesting some is likely to be primarily based in Britain.”
(Aside from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)
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