Typically on high alert, London’s Jewish community organizations are being advised to take additional security measures during the Olympics.The Community Security Trust, the charity that represents and recommends the community on matters of security, has told Jewish groups to implement or increase patrols around their buildings. CST’s guidelines also remind community groups of basic security steps such as questioning visitors to community buildings, not congregating outside and ensuring that all security equipment is working. Read article
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The most important time of this year is nearly upon us. The Olympic Games opening cermony on the 27th of July will mark the beginning of the 30th Olympic Games, this year hosted in London. This is London’s third Olympic Games previously hosted in 1908 and 1948. Interestingly the Games have been cancelled on three […]
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Organizers of the 2012 London Olympics have said the games will be a “symphony of inspiration”–uplifting and unifying. For Britain’s Islamic radicals, however, the Olympics are providing inspiration of a different sort. Read article
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London (CNN) — With 10 days to go before the Olympic Games open in London, questions over the provision of security guards for the event are dominating the British media. Thousands of team officials and athletes are arriving this week, and throngs of visitors are expected to follow. But should they be worried? Read article
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An undercover journalist going by the pseudonym ‘Lee Hazledean’ has blown the whistle on astounding revelations about how he infiltrated the G4S – the company responsible for security at the London Olympics – and discovered shocking plans for the evacuation of London, 200,000 ‘casket linings’ being on standby, along with botched security procedures that leave […]
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The 2012 London Olympics will be protected from terrorist attacks thanks to six sites with surface-to-air missiles stationed on rooftops in nearby neighborhoods.Britain’s defense secretary confirmed that the sites are being used as part of the security measures to protect the Summer Games, the Christian Science Monitor reported. The weapons will be located across the […]
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson sought to allay fears of a shambolic Olympic Games by downplaying the recent G4S staffing scandal as “pre-curtain-up jitters.” Johnson was speaking the day after an extra 3,500 servicemen and women were announced to be drafted in to run security for the Games after the private security company said it […]
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It is a sight which many older generations thought they would never see in this country again. Soldiers in residential tower blocks and green open spaces were yesterday pictured installing surface-to-air missiles at six sites across the capital, a show of strength not seen in this country since the Second World War. Read article
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The Olympics brings thousands of athletes, spectators, dignitaries, and companies to London, all of whom make an attractive target for terrorists, anarchists, and other seeking to cause destruction and make headlines. This past weekend viewers in the U.S. could on one channel watch Olympic Team trials, and on another the breaking story of a missing […]
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The RAF will use “lethal force” if the Olympics are threatened, the Games air security commander has said.Speaking at RAF Northolt in north-west London, Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Atha said a plane could be shot down as a last resort in a “worst-case scenario”. Read article
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