T20 World Cup News : There is a threat of terrorist attack on the India-Pakistan match during the T20 Cricket World Cup starting next month. This match will be played on June 9 at the Nassau County Cricket Stadium in Long Island, New York. A security alert has been issued regarding this.
ISIS threatens…
The terrorist organization Islamic State has issued a threat in a video. The video warns of drone attacks. After the threat video surfaced, a decision was taken to tighten security.
What did the Governor of New York say?
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she has instructed the New York Police to increase security. The presence of security personnel will be increased in the stadium and surrounding areas. People have to undergo surveillance and thorough investigation process. This threat was given in a video posted on a chat group by ISIS-Khorasan, a branch of the Islamic State, a terrorist organization active in South and Central Asia.
This match will be played in a stadium with a capacity of 30,000 spectators
Hochul said that there is no security threat at the moment, but we are closely monitoring the situation. He said that he started receiving threats since April. The Islamic State terrorist group or ISIS posted a picture of a cricket stadium on a British chat site, with drones flying over it. It had the date of the India-Pakistan match written as 9/06/2024. The stadium where the match is to be played between India and Pakistan has a spectator capacity of 30,000.