Bomb blast in NIreland concerns Italy squad

Bomb blast in NIreland concerns Italy squad

Published Oct. 5, 2010 3:17 p.m. ET

The Italian national soccer team has been in touch with the Interior Ministry about security issues before its European Championship qualifier in Northern Ireland on Friday.

The contact comes after a dissident Irish Republican Army car-bomb blast in Londonderry on Tuesday.

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli says his team ''is aware of what happened but we're staying calm, although we were a little calmer yesterday.''

The bomb damaged a hotel, bank and other businesses but caused no injuries. It's the sixth such attack this year in the British territory.

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Friday's match is scheduled to be held in Belfast.

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