2023-07-23 10:03:00
Ali Riley is the captain of the New Zealand national team.
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Moment of shock for New Zealand’s footballers. The World Cup co-host selection had to be evacuated to safety due to a fire alarm from the team hotel.
As the AP news agency reported, several small fires broke out in the Pullman Hotel in Auckland. During the extinguishing work, the team was accommodated in a neighboring hotel for a few hours, wrote the newspaper “New Zealand Herald”. According to the team, all players are safe.
According to the AP report, police have charged a 34-year-old man with burglary and arson. He had to appear before a district court on Monday. It is unclear whether the incident is related to the World Cup.
Irrespective of this, the security measures surrounding the co-host’s team have been increased following there was a shootout in Auckland at the start of the World Cup on Thursday, which left several dead and injured. “The shooting and a hotel fire are unrelated and are eerie coincidences,” Andrew Pragnell, executive director of the New Zealand Football Association, told the New Zealand Herald. Nevertheless, with the support of the world association FIFA, additional measures have been taken to increase security.
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