Security will be foolproof at Commonwealth Games - India 25/09/2009 |
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India has promised foolproof security for next year's Commonwealth Games.
Plans were discussed at a two-day international security liaison conference organised by the home ministry and attended by experts from 26 of the 71 participating nations including Britain, Australia and New Zealand.
"All of them expressed satisfaction, not a single country said we are not satisfied with the professional nature of the presentation made," Home Secretary GK Pillai told a news conference on Thursday.
"We are totally committed to ensure the Games will be safe and secure. All will stay in the Games Village so everybody will be secure."
India formed the liaison group due to heightened safety fears over travelling to New Delhi for the competition that will be staged in October 2010.
Gunmen ambushed the Sri Lanka cricket team bus in Lahore in March, raising concerns that sport could become a target in the region.
England pulled out of the world badminton championships in India last month citing a "specific terrorist threat".
However, the tournament went off smoothly and the British sports minister later expressed regret to his Indian counterpart.
(Source: Reuters)
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