World Cup 2010 security plan handed to FIFA
1/7/2008 17:02
South Africa's security plan for the 2010 Soccer World Cup was handed to
soccer's ruling body FIFA yesterday, Deputy National Police Commissioner Andre
Pruis said.
"I think FIFA will be satisfied with the draft security plan that
we have handed them," Pruis said.
He said 41,092 police officers would be
deployed for the cup above those already deployed for normal policing.
Pruis
also said the police has started procuring items needed to police the event,
including water cannons, body armour, 100 BMW's for route patrols, mobile police
stations for the stadia, 300 surveillance cameras, helicopters and unmanned
surveillance aircraft.
Xinhua
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