United 'first' to appoint counter-terror chief
Published on: Friday, January 20, 2017
LONDON: Manchester United have appointed a counter-terrorism manager and believe they are the first Premier League club to do so, reports said on Wednesday.The English football giants, who suffered two embarrassing security blunders in recent months, appointed an unnamed former member of the Manchester police and made the announcement at a fans' forum recently, the BBC and other British media said.Old Trafford is now subject to some of the most stringent security measures on match days with spectators searched at the turnstiles and cars also undergoing checks when they want to enter the car park.
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It comes after last May's Premier League match with Bournemouth saw spectators evacuated from Old Trafford when a suspect package was discovered in a toilet.The package proved to be harmless and had been placed there—and then forgotten about—by a security firm during a training exercise. The match had to be played at a later date. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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