BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s Olympic Committee says it
and other nations have received an email message written in Russian and
English threatening their athletes with terrorist attacks at the
upcoming Sochi Olympic Games.
Secretary General Bence Szabo told
the sports daily Nemzeti Sport that the message also urged the Hungarian
delegation to stay away from the Winter Games, which run from Feb.
7-23.
Committee President Zsolt Borkai said the threat was being
taken seriously and the International Olympic Committee, the Sochi
organizers, and Hungarian security forces had been informed. He told
state news wire MTI that other countries’ Olympic committees had also
received similar messages.
The committee did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s Olympic Committee says it
and other nations have received an email message written in Russian and
English threatening their athletes with terrorist attacks at the
upcoming Sochi Olympic Games.
Secretary General Bence Szabo told
the sports daily Nemzeti Sport that the message also urged the Hungarian
delegation to stay away from the Winter Games, which run from Feb.
7-23.
Committee President Zsolt Borkai said the threat was being
taken seriously and the International Olympic Committee, the Sochi
organizers, and Hungarian security forces had been informed. He told
state news wire MTI that other countries’ Olympic committees had also
received similar messages.
The committee did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.