Meanwhile, CK Khanna, acting president of BCCI said the Indian board was in constant touch with the ICC. "We are in touch with the ICC and are keeping a close eye on the security aspect. Thankfully, ICC responded in two hours and they have been sensitised about our concerns," he said"Obviously these attacks being terrorist attacks, can affect any individual on the planet and therefore security concerns are that much more intense." Also, in 2009, the Manchester police had thwarted a major terror bid to attack Manchester 's Arndale shopping centre on the busy Easter bank holiday weekend. A student identified as Abid Naseer, 29, who plotted the mass suicide bomb attack was jailed for 40 years in 2015.

Source: India Today May 23, 2017 13:06 UTC