India sought on Wednesday to reassure foreign teams that it would host a safe field hockey World Cup this month after a weekend bombing and alleged new threats raised fresh concerns over security. "We have made elaborate arrangements for the entire World Cup hockey event," Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat told AFP. "The arrangements are foolproof."
Home Secretary G. K. Pillai said late Tuesday that the government had put in place elaborate security measures to ensure an incident-free hockey tournament and Commonwealth Games in October in New Delhi.