Japan police boost security again for men's tour 26/11/2008 |
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Police will boost security for the Casio World Open men's golf tournament, set to take place this week in southern Japan, after a man called a local newspaper on Tuesday and said he had buried mines at the venue.
The call follows a minor explosion at the venue clubhouse last week as well as an incident in which windows of a local firm and a sponsor for the tournament were shattered.
Round-the-clock security had already been deployed by the Japan Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO) after the explosion.
The Kochi Shimbun newspaper received a one-minute call from a man who said he had buried mines at the venue and that the tournament should be cancelled, a spokesman for the paper said. The caller did not give his name.
Police have not found any mines at the Kuroshio Country Club, the venue of the November 27-30 tournament, a spokesman at Kochi Police said.
They will increase security at the venue, at hotels where players will stay and at other related facilities from 100 to 160 police officers, the spokesman said.
"The people of the nation are paying attention to this tournament, so we hope it will take place smoothly and end without any trouble," he said.
The JGTO could not be immediately reached for comment.
In 1999, bullets were fired at a hotel near the same golf course while the Japanese professional baseball team the Hanshin Tigers were holding a training camp.
(Source: Reuters)
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