Security at the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be provided at the highest level, according to the CEO of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Local Organizing Committee.
The LOC CEO, Alexey Sorokin, allayed fears of security at the FIFA events which will be hosted by Russia, following yesterday’s deadly blast at the St Petersburg metro, which killed 11 people and injured many.
“We are absolutely confident that the Russian authorities will ensure top security at the upcoming FIFA 2017 Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup, the CEO of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Local Organizing Committee said Monday.
"We are fully confident…that security at the Confederations Cup and the World Cup will be provided at the highest level," Alexey Sorokin said in a phone call with R-Sport following a deadly blast at the St. Petersburg metro earlier on Monday.
"It is obvious that the security measures will be strengthened, but it was supposed to be like this from the very beginning, considering an exceptional scale and status of the events," Sorokin stressed.
St. Petersburg is among 11 Russian cities to host the upcoming FIFA events. - The Authority