Police officers escort the Ivory Coast soccer team from their compound in Cabinda, Angola, Saturday. Togo's national soccer team pulled out of the African Cup of Nations Saturday after three people were killed when the team bus came under fire. They had been traveling through a section of Angola plagued by separatist violence. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic). Here is the story.
Police investigate the scene outside the Greek Parliament in central Athens, minutes after a bomb exploded in front of the building, Saturday. Police cordoned off the area after an anonymous caller tipped off a Greek newspaper. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Despite the unpleasant beginning of the the tournament, in the end it was a big party in Angola's excellent football.
I hope this is only an introduction to what that would be the World Cup in South Africa.
And ... of course that its security should also remain excellent.
Posted by: Lionel Messi | May 22, 2010 at 02:09 PM