Islamic State threatens attack at Real Madrid match – 2024-04-09 09:47:25

Security forces preparing to protect the game Real Madrid y Manchester City by appointment of the quarterfinals of the Champions League have received a threat alert from the Islamic State.

According to the Spanish newspaper Brand“for the moment nothing has changed in terms of the organization of the clash, which already comes with special surveillance measures as it is considered a high-risk match by the Ministry of the Interior”, however, “the government delegation “He already knows about the molasses, but it will not be until Tuesday morning, at the party’s security meeting, when they will decide whether to take extra security measures or not.”

Which games have been threatened by the Islamic State ahead of the Champions League quarterfinals?

He Islamic State, through its Al Azaim foundation, has spread a poster threatening the football stadiums in London, Paris and the two in Madrid. On repeated occasions, the terrorist group has made it clear that these types of events, which have massive amounts of people, are considered by them as ‘soft targets’, which is why security entities in large European cities have put them in place. operations that contemplate this type of eventuality.

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The surveillance over the capital of Spain during these days, in particular, was already quite heightened since Madrid will receive two major events this week: on Tuesday, the Real Madrid It is measured by going with the Manchester City; and on Wednesday, Atlético de Madrid You should do the same with the Borussia Dortmund.

It is also pertinent to remember that the Cardiff final between Real Madrid and Juventus in 2017 was played with the closed roof of the Millennium Stadium in the Welsh city. On that occasion, there were security reasons why UEFA decided to isolate the stadium due to the possibility of the arrival of drones that would endanger the celebration of the match.