There is less than three months away from this year's World Cup in Brazil. And with not long to go, organizers are stepping-up efforts to ensure safety and security procedures are all in place. And that includes drills like the following one at the Mane Garrincha national stadium.

Security officers at the arena went through several scenarios, including what would happen if there was a hostage situation at the stadium. They also conducted exercises where officers were lowered to the pitch on wires, before the helicopter itself landed on the pitch.

A bomb-detecting robot also was used inside the stadium in case of any situation involving bombs or explosives. The final situation they rehearsed was attending to an injured person attacked during a match.

Any resemblance to a bad 1980's drug movie was completely coincidental by the way. The Brazilian government also announced that non-civilian airports will be open for the World Cup's participating teams.

"The Brazilian government has at its disposal all the military airports - and we have many - to reinforce the aerial operations during the World Cup. The arrival of the teams will naturally attract a lot of attention from journalists, and supporters. So if you transfer their arrivals to the military airports, you ease the pressure from the other airports." said Aldo Rebelo, Brazil's Minister for Sport.

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