Russia Creates 'tourist Police' For World Cup
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published April 02, 2018 | 07:22 PM
Russia is looking for a few good men and women who can shoot a gun and speak a bit of English.
Moscow, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Apr, 2018 ) :Russia is looking for a few good men and women who can shoot a gun and speak a bit of English. Knowledge of French and Spanish or perhaps even Chinese would also be a plus for joining a new "tourist police" force, launched Monday by Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev.
The impending deluge of tourists for the World Cup is a mixed blessing for provincial host cities unused to visitors from abroad. Gleeful restaurant and hotel owners are rubbing their hands in anticipation of a once-in-a-lifetime business boom.
But the security services are worried about fans from the 32 rival nations getting along and feeling safe during the June 14-July 15 football finals.
This is an especially big problem in a country where basic knowledge of English is still spotty outside Moscow and Vladimir Putin's native Saint Petersburg.
"These units will be comprised of territorial interior ministry officers who know foreign languages," police spokeswoman Irina Volk said on Monday. "If necessary, the personnel will undergo additional training." It remains unclear how much of the existing police force across the 11 host cities has foreign language proficiency.
Volk said the tourist police would be omnipresent around stadiums and fan zones in all 11 host cities by May 25.
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