Cricket World Cup organisers confident event will pass safely amid concern over recent terror attacks among some competing nations Organisers believe threat for event is 'moderate' - the second lowest level New Zealand was struck by mosque shootings in March this year Sri Lanka were also hit by a spate of bombings on Easter Sunday India fears for players and officials amid political tensions with Pakistan
By Rory Dollard, Press Association
Published: 12:32 BST, 27 May 2019 | Updated: 13:45 BST, 27 May 2019
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World Cup organisers are confident the event will pass safely despite concerns over recent terror attacks in cricket-playing nations.
March saw mosque shootings in New Zealand, Sri Lanka was hit by a spate of bombings on Easter Sunday and earlier this year the Board of Control for Cricket in India expressed fears for its players and officials as political tensions with Pakistan rose.
'When those incidents happened so close to the tournament, quite understandably that did cause some nervousness,' said Jill McCracken, the World Cup safety and security director.
