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FIFA, Germany downplay World Cup safety concerns; Critics say security plans don't properly address crowd control outside stadiums, terrorism.(News)

Business Insurance, June, 2006 by BRADFORD, MICHAEL

Byline: MICHAEL BRADFORD BERLIN-The prospect of violence at FIFA World Cup matches in Germany has some worried that there are flaws in security and safety planning for the tournament. An expert in disaster preparedness has criticized the Zurich, Switzerland-based Federation Internationale de Football Assn.

and other organizers of the World Cup for what he said is a lack of planning to handle injuries and chaos that could ensue if hooliganism or terrorism erupts at the soccer matches. A consumer safety organization has claimed some of the 12 stadiums hosting the matches in Germany have design flaws that make them unsafe. FIFA says the concerns are unfounded and a spokesman for the German Ministry of the Interior in Berlin said, "We are very well prepared''...

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