DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after removal from World Cup officiating list Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from its list of officials for the World Cup. The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed his death in a statement, saying it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was arrested in April by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom following a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage boy in London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers responded on April 9 to a report of sexual assault at an address in Croydon and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of the offence. Police later said that after reviewing available evidence, including CCTV footage and digital devices, the investigation had concluded that “the evidential threshold had not been met” and no further action would be taken. Following the investigation, FIFA co...
According to RT.com,weeks after the Christmas market attack in Berlin,German government reportedly issued a paper stating the country is at 'high risk'' of terrorist attacks carried out by ''Islamist-motivated perpetrators'' who may employ large amounts of chemicals to target drinking water supplies.The government apparently takes the threat seriously as the paper-accessed by Bild magazine-directs the German armed forces,intelligence agencies and emergency services to prepare for action in the event of a chemical attack.''A determined and well-trained terrorist group is likely to be in a position to exploit Germany's potential chemical hazard in order to stage and attack'',says the report jointly prepared by the government and the federal police {BKA} to evaluate level of threats to civilian population.Islamist-motivated perpetrators are able to ''procure and use large amount of chemicals,'' it states,also describing ''realistic options'' of a chemical attack.There is also ''a high-risk potential'' of terrorist organizations using chemicals to target food and drinking water supplies used in large residential buildings,and attacking chemical industry's infrastructure.The German armed forces have been preparing for this ''more intensively than before,'' the report adds in conclusion.
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