Blast Hits Pakistan Hotel Where England and SA Team Should Have Stayed
Started 21 Sept 2008, 17:27 · 11 posts
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HenryEigthOP·21 Sept 2008, 17:27
As unfortunate as the recent changes of venue have been, it looks like they may have saved lives for both the South African and English cricket teams. Last night the hotel that they might have been staying in was destroyed by a bomb blast.
I'm very happy that the changes were made, as my love of cricket might have been upset today!
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Choice·25 Sept 2008, 00:41
Yes, it would seem that this was a very prudent move. The teams were of course not the target, but could have got caught up in the cross fire.
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OnTheBuses·1 Oct 2008, 21:50
The plus side to things like this happening is it is like flying, on September 12th 2001. Security will be that much tighter right now that I think that the teams are safer than they have ever been.
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Goofer·2 Oct 2008, 00:08
Indeed the security measures will be elevated to the max - but how much is enough these days against these crazy folks. The players have enough to worry about with their game to add security to it.
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OnTheBuses·2 Oct 2008, 15:49
It is hard to know how much is enough and with the fact that so many terrorists are willing to lose their lives to achieve their aims, I don't think that there is anything you can really do to stop them.
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Umpire·2 Oct 2008, 21:47
Even sports is not left unaffected by these dreadful acts of terrorism. Neither players or spectators can get too comfortable or unworried about this emerging monster.
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football fanatic·3 Oct 2008, 08:36
[quote]Goofer: Indeed the security measures will be elevated to the max - but how much is enough these days against these crazy folks. The players have enough to worry about with their game to add security to it.[/quote]
Yes, these players definitely have enough on their minds without having to worry about security issues. As far as how much is too much, I guess nowadays that depends on how much you value your life and what you are willing to put up with to secure your chances of survival.
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HenryEigth·8 Oct 2008, 03:52
Right, and I think that with the state of the world today, it would take an awful lot to be too much. That said, a limit will be reached.
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Oliver T·26 Feb 2020, 22:27
This was quite an unfortunate turn of events. I hope all the players were fine in the end.
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Louis B·26 Feb 2020, 23:03
I remember this incident very well. Insecurity has been a major issue. Thankfully, things have improved a lot since then.
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Storm S·26 Feb 2020, 23:56
This was a huge security scare. I'm just happy it happened before the teams arrived at the hotel.