{"id":698,"date":"2014-01-21T21:05:11","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T21:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africanexaminer.com\/sports\/?p=698"},"modified":"2014-01-21T21:15:43","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T21:15:43","slug":"we-are-prepared-to-handle-threat-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/africanexaminer.com\/sports\/olympics\/olympics-news\/we-are-prepared-to-handle-threat-putin\/","title":{"rendered":"”We are prepared to handle threat” Putin"},"content":{"rendered":"

New details fueled debate Monday over security at the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi: Wanted posters of a terrorism suspect on the loose, warships at the ready and a video threat from beyond the grave.<\/p>\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that his country has stepped up security and is prepared to handle any threats.<\/p>\n

But some U.S. lawmakers — and at least one Olympic athlete — have said they’re worried about the situation.<\/p>\n

Police in Sochi have handed out fliers at area hotels warning of a woman they believe could be a terrorist and who may currently be in the city.<\/p>\n

One flier, obtained by CNN, asks workers to be on the lookout for Ruzanna “Salima” Ibragimova, described as the widow of a member of a militant group from the Caucasus region.<\/p>\n

The woman, according to the flier, may be involved in organizing “a terrorist act within the 2014 Olympic region.”<\/p>\n

CNN obtained a copy of the flier, which is dated January 15, from security staff at a hotel in Sochi. The flier claims authorities have received information about Ibragimova’s possible arrival in the region last week.<\/p>\n

Photos of Ibragimova have flooded television and social media reports from Sochi. Some describe her as a “black widow” — a notorious type of terrorist that’s emerged in Russia’s clashes with Chechen separatists.<\/p>\n

“I guarantee they’re talking about this one black widow,” former CIA officer Mike Baker said, “but there are others that they’re also worried about.”<\/p>\n

cnn.com<\/p>\n

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