Angola vows to beef up security for African Nations Cup
www.chinaview.cn 2010-01-09 09:55:07   Print

    LUANDA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Angola on Friday vowed to beef up security measures at the African Nations Cup, after a deadly shooting attack on Togo's soccer squad en route.

    "We are going reinforce and strengthen all security mechanisms for the event so that we have all the conditions which will guarantee success, tranquillity and the security of people and their property," sports minister Goncalves Muandumba said on the state news agency Angop.

    The driver was killed and nine were injured, including two players when their bus crossed into the province of Cabinda from Congo-Brazzaville for their opening match there.

    The Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) claimed responsibility for the attack.

    Cabinda was one of four Angolan cities hosting the CAN.

Editor: Zhang Xiang
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