EURO 2008 INFO

Nothing today can not say that there is a danger of attack in Austria or Switzerland against the Euro-2008 football next month in these two countries, said Thursday the spokesman for the Austrian Ministry 's Interior, Rudolf Gollia.

Asked about the recent messages threatened attacks against these two countries embarked on forums jihadists, M. Gollia told AFP "no element can not currently talk of risk of attack either in Switzerland or Austria."

In an interview published Thursday by the Swiss daily La Liberte, a head of analysis and prevention of the Swiss Federal Police said that "the Eurofoot 2008 target is raised by the Islamist terrorist network" in commenting on the recent publication Messages on Islamist forums.

Mr. Gollia said that the Austrian and Swiss police were in close and permanent contact to ensure security during the next championship to be held from 7 to June 29 simultaneously in both countries.

Commenting on the newspaper article Swiss, the spokesman of the Interior Ministry said it would "be a misinterpretation or an exaggerated interpretation" of what the head of service analysis Swiss federal police.

In Geneva, the Federal Police stressed that "a major event like the Euro 2008 could be a target for terrorists" immediately stating that "there is currently no concrete evidence to fear of any specific danger. "