Police on alert for “Irish republican terror” at Wimbledon

Police on alert for “Irish republican terror” at Wimbledon: Managing Pete Dobson, from day to day police chief at All England Club, said their plans for police championships had to be set in relation to national levels, the threat of international and Irish Republican terrorism. 

He stressed that no specific threats were made against the tournament, but police in London, yet in a state of combat readiness."Tennis Championships one of the greatest sports events of the year," said Dobson."We have a road test plans to ensure we have safe and secure event for all to enjoy."The level of threat we face from international terrorism, in heavy, but at the same level of top-level, critical," he explained."Irish republican terrorism is essential. This means that we must be prepared for a possible attack."London did get coded threats bomb on May 16, so that our plans include the possibility of associated threats to bomb."This threat from Irish Republican paramilitaries came on the eve of a historic visit to Ireland by Queen Elizabeth II."I have a number of officers who are responsible for automatic packets that are suspicious," said Dobson."Then we have the specific mechanisms that will be associated with a well-trained officers in explosives that could be present in a very short period of time -. No different from most countries in London"Dobson did not disclose how many employees are on duty at the championships for security reasons, but said they were ready in case the threat level went up to the critical value."We must raise our game at one stage. We have plans in reserve, which should increase the level of threat, we can bring them into the game. They are open," he said."This will have implications for the way championships are run, because it would cause some inconvenience, but it would briefly touch on the whole championship."Police also on the lookout for stalkers. About a dozen people have written letters telling them that they will not be allowed into the club."There are a number of individuals who were recorded as follow some of the international players in the world that we are fully aware of. It's mostly women players," said Dobson."We have to modern intelligence, but nothing concrete at Wimbledon."Dobson also said police are watching a kind of betting practices, including people within the grounds with a notebook, trying to cheat the system by placing bets ahead a few seconds."If their behavior is outside, where it begins to influence the outcome of matches, it could become a criminal offense," he said.