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Badminton team feel 'imprisoned' | |
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The Scots badminton team are "virtually prisoners" in their hotel after England withdrew from the world championships in India, said their coach. | The Scots badminton team are "virtually prisoners" in their hotel after England withdrew from the world championships in India, said their coach. |
Dan Travers said heightened security meant it was now impossible to venture out without armed guards. | Dan Travers said heightened security meant it was now impossible to venture out without armed guards. |
The England squad pulled out of the tournament, saying they were concerned about safety after a terror threat. | The England squad pulled out of the tournament, saying they were concerned about safety after a terror threat. |
Scots player Susan Hughes said she still felt safe and "nothing had changed". | Scots player Susan Hughes said she still felt safe and "nothing had changed". |
Speaking from his hotel room in Hyderabad, Dan Travers said security had been tightened since the withdrawal of the eight-strong England team. | Speaking from his hotel room in Hyderabad, Dan Travers said security had been tightened since the withdrawal of the eight-strong England team. |
He said: "Up until the England team left you could, if you wanted, go out in a taxi without drawing attention to yourself. | He said: "Up until the England team left you could, if you wanted, go out in a taxi without drawing attention to yourself. |
England 'overreacting' - Scottish chief | |
"Now if you want to go out in a taxi it's with an armed guard. Everything just tightened and I think it's taken a wee bit of the gloss off a visit to a country like this because now you are virtually a prisoner in your hotel." | "Now if you want to go out in a taxi it's with an armed guard. Everything just tightened and I think it's taken a wee bit of the gloss off a visit to a country like this because now you are virtually a prisoner in your hotel." |
As the England team returned home, one of the players, Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson, explained the team's concerns. | As the England team returned home, one of the players, Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson, explained the team's concerns. |
"We were on a bus on some of the back roads," he said. | "We were on a bus on some of the back roads," he said. |
"We didn't have any armed guards or anything. We were just in a bus with a bus driver. There's no safety in that at all | "We didn't have any armed guards or anything. We were just in a bus with a bus driver. There's no safety in that at all |
"I'm just glad to be home in one piece." | "I'm just glad to be home in one piece." |
However, Scots team member Susan Hughes, nee Egelstaff, who remains in Hyderabad, said she had no similar concerns. | However, Scots team member Susan Hughes, nee Egelstaff, who remains in Hyderabad, said she had no similar concerns. |
"I think that they are doing everything they can do to make it safe," she told BBC Scotland. | "I think that they are doing everything they can do to make it safe," she told BBC Scotland. |
"They have got as much security as I think they could have. | "They have got as much security as I think they could have. |
"I feel it is safe to carry on. Nothing has changed since we made our decision to come to the tournament so I still feel fine about it." | "I feel it is safe to carry on. Nothing has changed since we made our decision to come to the tournament so I still feel fine about it." |
The terror threats have reportedly been made by Muslim extremists Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based organisation fighting against Indian control in Kashmir. | The terror threats have reportedly been made by Muslim extremists Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based organisation fighting against Indian control in Kashmir. |
It has been blamed for several terrorist incidents in India including the October 2005 bomb attacks in Delhi, which saw 60 people killed. | It has been blamed for several terrorist incidents in India including the October 2005 bomb attacks in Delhi, which saw 60 people killed. |
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