IS terror fear
FFA seeks shift of Bangladesh WC qualifier
Football Federation Australia (FFA) is waiting anxiously on advice from soccers world governing body FIFA as to whether the Socceroos World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh will be postponed or shifted amid heightened concerns about terrorism in the country, reports Sydney Morning Herald.
FFA have asked soccer authorities to move the game - most probably to Dubai or the UAE - or make other arrangements for security and have been waiting for several weeks to hear whether they will agree to the request.
But with time running out before the match is due to be played - on November 17 in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital - concerns are mounting that the team and its management will be forced to play a game in circumstances that could make them terror targets.
Bangladeshi security officers stand by the site where a Japanese Kunio Hoshi was killed at Mahiganj village in Rangpur district, 300 kilometers (185 miles) north of Dhaka, Bangladesh earlier this month.
Islamic State admitted responsibility for a bomb attack at the weekend which claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy, wounded many more and further lifted tension in the volatile country.
In September an Italian aid worker was gunned down in the diplomatic quarter while he was jogging home, while a Japanese citizen was also murdered just days later, with IS also claiming responsibility.
