HOOLS & THUGS: GERMANY'S HOOLIGANS PART 2 OF 3
-Security Tightened-
In light of world events, security was a major concern for Cup organizers and Germany. Millions of dollars have been spent in anticipation of possible terrorist attacks, but also to help identify and neutralize some of the most infamous and hell-raising soccer hooligans that are expected to arrive.
German police have a database of 6,800 known hooligans which was monitored in the lead-up to the World Cup and individuals will be brought into custody before games if security forces believe they represent a danger.
Security was ultra-high-tech for these games. The tickets to the events had an embedded chip containing personal identification information, special cameras will scan biometric facial features of suspects, and 30,000 police officers carried optical fingerprint devices.
