2007年3月24日 (土)

ジャマイカにおけるパキスタンのクリケットコーチの殺害と、インドがたまたま対テロ組織を派遣していたこと

ジャマイカで行われたクリケットのワールドカップで、パキスタンのコーチBob Woolmerが殺害された。合掌。

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6482981.stm?ls
23 March 2007, 10:19 GMT 
Pakistan coach Woolmer was killed 

事件とは全く関係ないが、インドはこの大会で、同国の対テロ組織であるNational Security Guardの人員16名を

を派遣すると報じられている。報道によると、この措置は開催地からの要望。

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6413233.stm
2 March 2007,
Commandos to protect Indian team 

The commandos are the cream of the Indian army 
The Indian government has ordered elite Indian commandos to fly to the Caribbean to provide security

for the cricket team at the World Cup.
The government's decision follows a request from the West Indies, which is hosting the event later

this month.

Sixteen members of the National Security Guards (NSG), who normally look after VIPs, will protect

Rahul Dravid's side during the tournament.

It is the first time that commandos will be deployed to protect players.

'Terror groups'

"The decision, taken early this week by the government, comes after a security assessment that terror

groups could target the Indian team, which was followed by a formal request from the West Indies,"

said the Indian Express.


The Indian side is used to heavy security

An Indian security assessment said "there were chances of terror groups targeting the tournament,

particularly at venues where the Indian team is slated to play," the newspaper said.

"The matter was taken up with the Caribbean authorities, who felt such elaborate security cover may

not be possible without assistance."

The newspaper said that government sources said they were told by West Indian officials that they did

not have the expertise to deal with such terror threats.

It said they feared that the Indian team had been identified as a "prime target".

Mobbed

The commandos - including bomb detection and disposal experts - will be located in Jamaica, where

India play warm-up matches, and in Trinidad, where the team's preliminary matches will be held, the

paper added.


The commandos are anti-terrorism specialists

But it is not thought that the tight security arrangements will put off the Indian team.

The BBC's Sanjay Dasgupta says that the popularity of the game in India makes some well-known

cricketers the most high-profile of celebrities - mobbed whereever they go and surrounded by a

constant police presence.

India's junior foreign minister, Anand Sharma, refused to tell the BBC whether the decision to deploy

the commandos had been prompted by any specific threat.

The Indian cricketers are already in the West Indies, along with their Australian coach Greg Chappell

and other officials.

The commandos are expected to follow soon.

http://www.indianexpress.com/story/24598.html
NSG security cover for Indian cricket team during World Cup
Pranab Dhal Samanta Posted online: Friday, March 02, 2007 at 0000 hrs Print  EmailCOMMANDOS: Govt to

send 16-member team next week; Caribbean officials seek help in dealing with ‘terror threat’
NEW DELHI, MARCH 1: When the Indian cricket team starts its World Cup campaign, a team of 16 NSG

commandos will be in the Caribbean to provide them security cover.

http://www.crickethighlights.info/2007/03/02/reports-say-india-squad-to-get-commandos/
Reports say India squad to get commandos
Posted by admin on March 2nd, 2007

ただし、パキスタン選手団の一因が殺害されたことと、NSG派遣との関連を補強する報道は不明。

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