Форум torpedom.ruКомментарии к сообщению #1131Russian match postponed because of security fearsMOSCOW, March 25 (Reuters) - A season opener in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan between premier division newcomers Anji Makhachkala and Torpedo Moscow on Saturday has been postponed because of security risks. Russian forces have been fighting rebels in Chechnya, 200 km from Astrakhan, for the last six months and security has been tightened in many areas of the south. "We received confidential information from the Interior Ministry about the situation in that region and the decision was made to postpone the match," Alexander Tukmanov, executive director of the Russian Football Union, told Reuters. "Everyone understands that this region poses an extra security threat to the players, officials as well as the fans." No date has yet been given for the match to be rescheduled. The game was originally scheduled for Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, to the east of Chechnya, because Anji's home ground could not meet stricter premier division guidelines. Russian government officials have also warned about guerrilla attacks by the Chechen rebels before of Sunday's presidential election. Last March a bomb killed more than 50 people in Vladikavkaz, just a short walk from the city's main stadium, where premier division Alania play their matches. The league agreed last week to a police request to move one of the three premier division games in the Russian capital from Saturday to Friday. "They told us they were having trouble providing enough security for all Moscow venues if the games were played on the same day and asked us to move one of the matches to Friday," Tukmanov said. "As we all know, Moscow police have already been working round the clock in recent weeks due to the elections." Thousands of police were assigned to Friday's season opener between Moscow's Lokomotiv and CSKA but could still not prevent clashes between hundreds of rival fans. On Saturday in Moscow, defending champions Spartak meet 1995 winners Alania Vladikavkaz while Dynamo host Saturn Ramenskoye. |
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