The fourth game of the second round of the KHL playoffs between “Motorist” And SKA in Yekaterinburg will take place with spectators, preparations for the event are taking place with increased security measures, Maxim Ryabkov, director of the Sverdlovsk region club, told E1.ru.
Previously, the press service of the KHL announced that the Avtomobilist – SKA match will take place on March 23. The meeting in Yekaterinburg will begin with a minute of silence. Enhanced security measures will be taken during the match, all entertainment activities in the arena are canceled. In response to a request from , Ryabkov confirmed that the meeting would take place with spectators, specifying that this decision remains in force “for the moment”.
— We have no bans either from regional authorities or from the Continental Hockey League, so we are preparing. Security measures are significantly increased, officers of all our law enforcement agencies, but we are preparing to play,” Ryabkov said.
The fourth match of the series between Spartak and Metallurg, scheduled for Saturday in Moscow, will be postponed to another date.
On Friday evening, unknown assailants opened fire on the Crocus town hall in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, where a concert by the band Picnic was to take place. Beforehand, several dozen people died as a result of the attack. The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia has opened criminal proceedings regarding the terrorist attack.
Source : MatchTV
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