Greece bolsters security for Maccabi basketball match

(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, NOV 12 - Greek has heightened security for a Euroleague basketball game between Panathinaikos and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Tuesday after attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam last week, police said. A police source said around 1,500 police would be assigned to security measures for the game at the Athens Olympic indoor hall. Part of the force will be assigned to Maccabi fans while anti-terror officers will escort the team bus, the source told AFP. The Israeli embassy in Athens will also be assigned additional security, the source said. Last week, Dutch police said five people were hospitalised and 62 arrested in violence after a Europa League football match between Amsterdam club Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday.
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