Safety summit for Socceroos in Dhaka

AGENCIES, SYDNEY: The Socceroos’ crunch World Cup qualifier with Bangladesh in Dhaka later this month will be subject to a last-minute security summit with FIFA.
A key security official from the world governing body will meet with a delegation from the football associations of both countries in Dhaka on Saturday to assess plans for the November 17 match.
The federal government’s travel advisory bulletin asks Australians in Bangladesh to “exercise a high degree of caution”. It also states “as of late September 2015, there is reliable information to suggest that militants may be planning to target Australian and Western interests in Bangladesh”.
Football Federation Australia chief executive David Gallop said the safety of travelling Socceroos and support staff was his chief concern regarding the fixture.
“FFA has been advised overnight that FIFA will send its Dedicated Match Security Officer to Bangladesh on Saturday to meet with a delegation from FFA and local Bangladesh authorities to inspect the security plans,” Gallop told AAP.
“FFA would like to reiterate the fact that the safety of the players and staff are the primary priority and no decision will be made until all of the facts and information, including assessing and testing detailed security plans, have been obtained.

Safety summit for Socceroos in Dhaka

AGENCIES, SYDNEY: The Socceroos crunch World Cup qualifier with Bangladesh in Dhaka later this month will be subject to a last-minute security summit with FIFA. A key security official from the world governing body will meet with a delegation from the football associations of both countries in Dhaka on Saturday to assess plans for the November 17 match. The federal governments travel advisory bulletin asks Australians in Bangladesh to exercise a high degree of caution. It also states as of late September 2015, there is reliable information to suggest that militants may be planning to target Australian and Western interests in Bangladesh. Football Federation Australia chief executive David Gallop said the safety of travelling Socceroos and support staff was his chief concern regarding the fixture. FFA has been advised overnight that FIFA will send its Dedicated Match Security Officer to Bangladesh on Saturday to meet with a delegation from FFA and local Bangladesh authorities to inspect the security plans, Gallop told AAP. FFA would like to reiterate the fact that the safety of the players and staff are the primary priority and no decision will be made until all of the facts and information, including assessing and testing detailed security plans, have been obtained.