Saturday, March 3, 2012

England denies CommGames pullout amid terror fears

England's Commonwealth Games officials say they have received no security warnings to indicate the team must withdraw from the New Delhi event next year because its athletes could be targeted by terrorists.

England general team manager Ann Hogbin issued a strong denial of a front page report in Wednesday's edition of the Daily Telegraph that claimed there was "virtually no chance" a team would be sent. The London newspaper quoted unnamed political sources as saying that the formal pullout would be announced in the new year because safety there could not be guaranteed.

"That is definitely not the case. Our current and strong intention is to …

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