The 2024 ICC T20 World Cup is set to kick-off in a few weeks time in the United States and the West Indies. The tournament will be starting from 1st June, spanning for the entirety of the month with players from 20 countries present.
There have been some worrying reports in recent days though as the Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the Caribbean islands have received terror threats from somewhere in North Pakistan stating that they will be causing intervention during the on-going tournament.
The security alerts state that “Pro-Islamic State (IS) media sources have launched campaigns inciting violence against sporting events, which included video messages from the Afghanistan-Pakistan branch, ISKhorasan (IS-K) which highlighted assaults in numerous countries and urged supporters to join the battlefield in their countries.”
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According to a Trinidad and Tobago media outlet, The Daily Express, the terror group issuing threats has been Pro-Islamic State (Daesh) through the media group “Nashir Pakistan” which is reportedly an Islamic State group-affiliated propaganda channel.
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“We work closely with authorities in the host countries and cities, and continually monitor and evaluate the global landscape to ensure appropriate plans are in place to mitigate any risks identified to our event,” Jonny Graves, the CEO of the CWI told Cricbuzz on Sunday evening.
“We want to assure all stakeholders that safety and security of everyone at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is our number one priority and we have a comprehensive and robust security plan in place,” Graves added
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The Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley ensure the media that the Caricom and security are doing their best in order to fight the potential threats from terrorists surrounding the World Cup.
A Daily Express outlet from Trinidad and Tobago also mentioned that the Barbados regional security officials are closely monitoring the whole situation and will do their best to ensure a safe World Cup for the players and fans.
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Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago will be hosting the World Cup games in the West Indies along with the semi-final and final of the tournament.
Meanwhile, US cities of Texas, Florida and New York will be hosting some of the games as well, but there haven’t been any threats surrounding those cities.
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Rahul is a content producer for The Sporting News’ India edition.
