On 27 April 2012 , four bombs went off in Dnipropetrovsk in Ukraine ( which was not a host city ) . At least 29 people were injured in what was described as a terrorist attack . Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said that there would be an " adequate " response . Hryhoriy Surkis , then head of the Ukrainian Football Federation , said that he " thought the people who committed this brutal crime ... are also accomplices to an attack on the image of our country ahead of the Euro-2012 . " UEFA responded to the incident by saying that it was confident of having a " smooth and festive tournament , " however , if the political situation were to become more unstable , UEFA was reported have been open to the idea of the postponing the event until 2013 . Following serious security concerns , Ángel María Villar , the Royal Spanish Football Federation president , reportedly offered to stage Euro 2012 in Spain
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2012 Dnipropetrovsk explosions
Concerns and controversies related to UEFA Euro 2012