Austrian police is worried about Football Euro draw
No excitment shows the Austrian police about the group draw for the Football Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.
Austria has to play in “Group B” against Germany, Poland and Croatia. This is the worst case for the security administrators and the police.
“A nightmare came true. It couldn’t be worser”, says one of the Austrian security administrators of the Football Euro 2008.
Austrias Interior Minister Günther Platter tries to put oil on troubled waters, and calms down the fears of the Austrian policemen. “Our message is happiness. Come to us and have fun. We will guarantee the security”, he says.
The match between Germany and Poland in Klagenfurt is going to be hosted as a “high-risk-match”. The Austrian police has also made a very bad experience with Croatian football fans this year. Last month Croatian football fans were causing trouble at the airport in Klagenfurt, and last summer 30 policemen were injured after a friendly match of the Croatian football club of Dinamo Zagreb in Styria.