Police: No signals of threats to Ice Hockey World Championship

The police has not yet received any signals about specific security threats to the Ice Hockey World Championship scheduled to take place in Prague and Ostrava from 10 to 26 May.

The risks are being assessed by a team including experts from the National Counterterrorism, Extremism and Cybercrime Agency. Police are also consulting with Interpol, the head of the Czech police Martin Vondrášek said at a press conference on Monday.

Mr. Vondrášek said he expected that the most difficult task for the police will be to ensure smooth traffic flow, just as it was nine years ago. Police officers will also focus on petty property crime, counterfeit tickets, potential public order disturbances, cyber and disinformation threats.