All leave cancelled for 3,500 soldiers parachuted in to fix Olympic security shortage blunder (but they do get tickets for the opening ceremony... well the DRESS REHEARSAL)5.39.217.76& E' Y: Q; b q: n/ H, c: F
- G4S said it can't supply all 10,000 guards it agreed to deliver
- It could mean troops in their uniforms checking tickets and bags
- Theresa May said Logoc will impose penalties on the firm for the mess
- Many troops will have been due time off after just returning from Afghanistan
- Move raises fresh concerns about the 'militarisation' of the Olympics
- Police force leaves possible G4S privatisation scheme following news
- Experts say 'lone wolves' sympathetic to Al Qaeda pose greatest threat
- Soldiers start installing missile systems on east London tower block
- Terror alert as student leaves 'backpack bomb' art project in college
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& X" ]( V7 d; s6 ]" {' ZThousands of troops having to step in as Olympic guards after G4S failed to train enough staff have had all their leave cancelled - and they've been 'rewarded' with tickets to the dress rehearsal of the opening ceremony. 公仔箱論壇% d9 D5 u: D& U! m( |
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Home Secretary Theresa May made the paltry offering in the House of Commons this morning when she was forced to ask questions about the latest fiasco embroiling London 2012.
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Last night, G4S finally admitted it wouldn't be able to supply all 10,000 security staff to man the Games - forcing Mrs May to go cap-in-hand to the Ministry of Defence to ask for 3,500 service personal to make up the shortfall. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; G( F% I0 o, W: v% |
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Many of the troops will have just returned from Afghanistan and will be due much-needed rest and recuperation which will now have to be postponed. / D* h; h* G1 q! j
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Security: Soldiers begin installing high-velocity missile systems on the roof of a tower block in Leytonstone, east London today as it emerged more troops are being drafted in to help make the Games safetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 [2 V2 W. f8 }8 t
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Mission: An aerial view of soldiers installing the missile systems at the Fred Wigg Building, Watham Forest today. An additional 3, 500 extra troops will man the Games - and many will have just returned from Afghanistantvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( @- u! @' @+ Q9 `/ Z( Q0 o
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Threat: Soldiers carry the equipment into the tower block close to the Olympic site. Lone individuals sympathetic to al Qaeda's cause are believed to be one of the major concerns during the event公仔箱論壇& n. f; M2 S' w- T
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Preparing: Anti-aircraft rocket sites are installed at the William Girling Reservoir near Enfield, London. The Government has insisted today that Olympic security will not be compromised despite the latest fiasco' V9 K4 {# D w2 {; K$ Z; W( _) J
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Mrs May told MPs today Olympic security would not be compromised and insisted all troops taking part would receive their full leave entitlement eventually and no one would be left out of pocket.
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She said: 'Ministers across Government recognise the burden that this additional short-notice deployment will impose upon individual servicemen and women and their families, especially over the summer holiday season.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ e# g; R! J) x# A# x
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'So we will ensure that all of those taking part receive their full leave entitlement, even if it has to be rescheduled, that no one is out of pocket due to cancelled personal arrangements and that all deployed personnel are appropriately supported.'
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She said there would be 10,000 Olympic and Paralympic tickets donated to the armed services via Tickets for Troops, access for 2,000 to spectator areas in the Mall for the Olympic cycle road races and Olympic marathon, and the right to buy 2,000 Olympic Park tickets.
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: N2 s: K( G5 W: @/ @TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Protection: An aerial view of anti- aircraft rocket sites at Oxleas woods, London which have been put into place to protect the Olympic Games 6 O O! J# x% f
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She added: 'In addition, I can tell the House that a total of 7,000 tickets have now been offered to the troops for the dress rehearsals of the opening and closing ceremonies, a significant increase to recognise the extra commitment of military personnel.'公仔箱論壇7 O: D5 p) }0 S; R" H5 |3 x, m5 D
+ h9 Q7 t9 z6 }2 [8 U& x公仔箱論壇Mrs May revealed that she was only informed of the problems with the staffing numbers 24 hours ago, telling the Commons: 'The fact that there was a gap of this size that required this contingency came into view, was crystallised, only yesterday.'公仔箱論壇1 w$ ^5 U: _7 w$ o0 m( s8 i
) r0 Z" |& q) y5.39.217.76Today's news raises fresh concerns over the so-called ‘militarisation’ of the Games, which have been billed as the ‘friendly Games’.5.39.217.76/ n. O+ r+ u* A0 M! j; V2 Y
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The number of service personnel who will be on duty at the Olympics has now risen to 17,000 – 7,000 more than are fighting in Afghanistan. They will be made up of 2,600 from the Navy, 11,800 from the Army, and 2,600 from the RAF.
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Defence: The navy's biggest warship, HMS Ocean will be stationed in the Thames throughout the Olympics
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Retired Colonel Richard Kemp, a former UK commander in Afghanistan, said the sudden deployment of additional troops will hit them 'very hard indeed'.公仔箱論壇: } y+ R; D) P
% u0 |& H0 c& u% @公仔箱論壇The armed forces would carry out the task 'extremely well, extremely professionally and with a smile on their face', he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme, adding they would not regard it as trivial.
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7 p. T1 d* {# {9 Y3 P4 ~公仔箱論壇'But we shouldn't forget also that many of these soldiers are people who have been told in the last few days that they are going to be made redundant, that their regiments are being scrapped and they are under great pressure already,' he said.
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$ M6 L8 F: ?7 V! T# e8 A5.39.217.76Help: Home Office minister James Brokenshire, left, said the problem first arose just two weeks ago forcing Home Secretary Theresa May to plead with the MOD for troops to help with security during the Gamestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 m- W" `. i0 m. X
$ q2 W" m+ v6 P$ C公仔箱論壇'The wider morale in the armed forces now is very fragile and this will simply add to that fragility.'
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This morning it emerged that G4S made repeated assurances to ministers just two weeks ago that they would be able to supply all the guards they promised to deliver.
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% h5 V. O1 d3 G. n: `1 e# A; d3 [Mrs May distanced the government from the firm saying that its contract was with Games organisers Logoc which would be responsible for imposing penalties. Last night, it was reported it had been penalised £50,000 a day per venue for not meeting staffing levels. Locog did not comment on the claim.
6 A: w2 _ P# ?! [2 gTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。
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/ ]' U6 n( Z( t* Z F) i公仔箱論壇Getting ready: An aerial view shows preparations for the opening ceremony inside the Olympic Stadium公仔箱論壇4 u; `- p# ~! J' [4 K
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$ M# J, W: d- H9 {+ f5.39.217.76Keeping the Olympic Park safe will require a massive security operation5.39.217.76& Q# {+ q* L. _8 v: J: C# R
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Meanwhile, senior Labour MP Keith Vaz said 'G4S has let the country down and we have literally had to send in the troops.'5.39.217.76( Z0 D' s2 A) L
7 a' F4 I% p( o3 h0 B2 @2 sHe said he'd asked chief executive Nick Buckles and its chairman Alf Duch-Pedersen to appear before the committee to explain the situation as it emerged the company's share price tumbled three per cent this morning.
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" c# ?7 b/ D2 ~+ y) P5.39.217.76The move to recruit troops, a fortnight before the Opening Ceremony, is a major embarrassment for Locog and G4S, who many senior police officers blame for the shambles.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ K D" r1 c* h( g$ J
Troops – who will be in their uniforms – could be deployed to check tickets, search spectators’ bags and prevent outbreaks of trouble at the Olympic Park.
5 S$ ]) \% `3 W3 E: Q3 M% w% h% T: \The blunder is not a first for the security giant, which as well as the Games, is responsible for running security services all over the country, detention centres, prisons, and hundreds of court and police station holding cells.
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; v8 K3 I$ F; P9 o0 ]; f) yIt has repeatedly hit the headlines in the last few years, including in 2010 when Angolan detainee Jimmy Mubenga died after being restrained by three G4S guards before a flight from Heathrow took off.
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Home Office minister James Brokenshire said that the problem about the shortfall of guards - needed to conduct physical searches, operate X-ray machines and carry out perimeter searches at the Games - first arose 'about a fortnight ago'. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 X, |: K5 y5 L( l+ h5 d) W
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'It's only been in these last few weeks that these issues have emerged.'
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1 P7 ]1 w! V7 v公仔箱論壇He said G4S had done 'the responsible thing' in the last 24 hours by admitting there was a problem.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ l/ i$ n- i5 `: @9 H
! r' U |; L( o6 j+ ]1 X5.39.217.76Asked whether G4S would face financial penalties for wavering on its commitments to the £284million contract Mr Brokenshire said: 'Part of that budget (for security) is for the payment to guards for the delivery of that service, and therefore that will mean that there will be less paid in respect of guards that will clearly not be delivered.'
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* s4 @" t; _% T. S" ^2 P5.39.217.76London Mayor Boris Johnson said: 'The key thing is that it's going to be a safe and secure Games.'
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Last week it was confirmed that surface-to-air missiles would be located at six sites in the capital, each capable of downing a rogue aircraft.
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The warship HMS Ocean will be stationed in the Thames and four Typhoon fighter jets will be on standby at RAF Northolt in Middlesex in case of a 9/11-style attack.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb C) w7 R4 {4 d% B- i7 S$ X; s& b) ?
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COMPLAINTS, BLUNDERS AND CONTROVERSY AT G4S: g* h" o: U5 R6 @& `$ M
G4S is the UK's biggest private security firm responsible for running security services, detention centres, prisons, and hundreds of court and police station holding cells - but it's never far from the headlines:
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- In the early 1990s Group 4, as one arm of the company was then called, was viewed as a national joke after several prisoners escaped while being transported by the company. 5.39.217.76, q) o; i" R0 a6 U! b, K
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- In 2010 G4S received 773 complaints from illegal immigrants held in their detention centres who were unhappy about everything from lost property to assault and racism.
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- In the same year Angolan detainee Jimmy Mubenga died after being restrained by three G4S guards before a flight from Heathrow took off.
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. E8 t# s: V q+ G5.39.217.76- Last year it introduced a policy of letting inmates in one of their privately-run prisons to wear their own clothes to improve their self esteem.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 N; [# t, a3 Q9 D$ i8 @, `$ X
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; O9 B- x0 s2 Y1 `1 F - G4S was also criticised after it installed televisions and DVDs in some prison vans to reduce prisoners' anxiety as they are transported between jails or to court appearances.
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9 H2 {& x5 `% R) ?6 K. a. d9 gTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- It hit the headlines again last year when staff attached an electronic tag to a one-legged criminal - but attached it to his false leg enabling him to remove it and go wherever he wanted without arousing suspicion. The firm made exactly the same mistake with another criminal in 2009.
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- In June data input clerk Sarah Hubble claimed staff at G4S cut corners while vetting security staff for the Olympics. She lost her job after contacting the media, but claimedthe system was creaking under the pressure of processing thousands of applications ahead of this summer’s games and said the documents ended up piled in corners at the office in Stockton-on-Tees.
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Falling short: The Armed Forces are to provide up to 3,500 extra troops for security duty at the Games after private security firm G4S admitted it could not supply the 10,000 guards it promised to deliver. _$ H& d1 {8 I2 D" @/ Y) P0 D* t
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Puma helicopters carrying teams of snipers will also be on standby to thwart suicide bombers. The MoD insist the steps are necessary to prevent an attack on the Games by extremists.
$ s" N) u: B% I0 HLast weekend it was reported G4S has yet to fully train or accredit thousands of security guards needed to protect the Olympics. 5.39.217.761 |1 C# F# t$ M3 U4 }5 Q
1 U( _9 O3 w7 Y' T% }9 D5.39.217.76It is understood the Home Secretary called senior executives of the company last Friday after the firm failed to supply enough staff for patrols.
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& T4 C; n' O) n$ V& V3 @公仔箱論壇Mrs May was forced to defend G4S in the Commons on Monday, saying she was ‘confident our partners will deliver a safe and secure Games’.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, j1 ]2 w* y! P" D: O, T/ L
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A G4S spokesman said: ‘This has been an unprecedented and very complex security recruitment, training and deployment exercise which has been carried out to a tight timescale.
! z2 w7 g+ m% b5.39.217.76‘We have encountered some issues in relation to workforce supply and scheduling over the last couple of weeks, but are resolving these every day and remain committed to providing a security workforce for the start of the London 2012 Games.
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‘We accept that the Government has decided to overlay additional resources.’ TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 B: B) v9 Q1 r3 g/ f; A7 }
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A Home Office spokeswoman said: 'We have agreed to offer help to G4S by revising the level of military support.
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. w) t/ j, m& b( c+ eShe added: 'Our approach is intelligence-led and risk-based, and we retain the ability to be flexible in our response.'
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' A- }% }6 K x. i公仔箱論壇A London 2012 spokesman added: 'Security for the Games is big and complex but we have the best brains in the security business working on this - Home Office, Metropolitan Police, Ministry of Defence and world's largest private security business.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb I8 [5 h/ S* D& q; |4 n
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'Delivering a safe and secure Games is everyone's number one priority. We do not anticipate an increase in the overall venue security numbers.'
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Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the deployment of further troops was 'feasible and will have no adverse impact on other operations'.
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POLICE FORCE LEAVES G4S PRIVATISATION SCHEME5.39.217.76: e2 C/ E9 J. S8 A/ ?- W0 D3 m3 s
& q- P) |" \8 }9 a( L" `. qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA police authority has suspended its part in a privatisation scheme following the failure of plans by security firm G4S to provide enough guards for the Olympics.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) J8 t3 z+ ^& k% c( f
* k. I/ @* b8 l7 b7 x( x3 W4 iTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。A meeting of Surrey Police Authority today decided to suspend its business partnering programme, a joint initiative with its West Midlands counterpart and the Home Office, a spokesman said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" I1 W5 N/ k" c
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'The decision was to suspend the business partnering programme, and the authority is minded to withdraw, subject to a paper that is going to come to a public meeting on September 6,' he said.
, R- ~2 [( W5 NThe subject of business partnering happened to be on the agenda of one of the authority's regular public meetings.
. C+ E+ i3 f1 _ \5 ^! E3 }TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。
4 x& w" y# C) L8 w2 YTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The West Midlands and Surrey forces had drawn up a shortlist of six groups that have been bidding to take over 'middle and back office functions', including G4S.
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; c1 Y' s0 h0 s2 e7 s: Z5.39.217.76This morning General secretary of Unite Len McCluskey warned against police forces considering using the firm to run services.公仔箱論壇% G+ L" W; }) |
& T2 E7 g+ |# ~7 R7 E0 ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe said: 'The fiasco G4S has made of security at the London Olympics should serve as a very clear warning to any police force contemplating using this outfit to provide core police services.
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& d( p) g: r0 }# KTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。'If G4S can cut corners with the Olympics, then it doesn't bear thinking about what they will do to essential police services like 999 call handling or forensics.'
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* J& P1 v/ T5 u4 l, _TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Mayor of London Boris Johnson gives the thumbs up to food in the Food Hall of the Olympic Village today as he said the Games would be a safe and secure event! n9 y/ J5 _ Z( `0 e
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Concern: This Central Saint Martins college student calling herself Young Choo (in grey t-shirt with back to camera) caused a terror alert with with the bomb-like art installation on her back in London todaytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 g# T2 e6 {5 B0 L, Q/ ?
" {# h2 {% E; b) O. Q+ l7 A公仔箱論壇Appearing before the Commons Defence Committee to explain how the Army is to lose 17 major units - including five infantry battalions - in the biggest re-structuring of the service for decades, Mr Hammond said: 'The Chiefs of Staff recognise the importance of the Olympic Games and support this deployment, confirming that this deployment is feasible and will have no adverse impact on other operations.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 s) g- `3 C# \# ]1 t& y
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'We will ensure that all those taking part receive their full leave entitlement, even if it has to be rescheduled, that no one is out of pocket due to cancelled personal arrangements and that all deployed personnel are appropriately supported.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% ^8 K. v9 O/ M! L$ b8 j
' B6 O# Z% l; S. Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe defence cuts - to be completed by the end of the decade - will see the regular Army cut from 102,000 to 82,000 while the Territorial Army will be doubled to 30,000 to give a combined force of 112,000.
! n" j2 _/ n8 N9 l3 ?! o/ z, m5.39.217.76One retired senior detective, involved in Olympics security, told the Mail: ‘With thousands of soldiers working as security guards and missiles on roofs, London 2012 might better be described as the “Paramilitary Games”.’
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Lone wolves 'pose the greatest threat to the Olympics'
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0 {- G7 f5 S4 X公仔箱論壇Lone wolf: Anders Breivik shot dead 69 people in Norway it is believed that security services could have done little to stop the attack
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# R1 |4 @1 S H: Z, n公仔箱論壇The Olympics will be an attractive target for terrorists and so-called lone wolves may pose the greatest threat, experts said.
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1 d: G6 l0 O$ k7 | V4 q( ^公仔箱論壇Jonathan Evans, director general of the Security Service, said there was no doubt some terrorist groups had considered whether they could pull off an attack on Britain this summer.
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I3 d! C2 C! \* T1 J1 }2 w公仔箱論壇'The dog you haven't seen may turn out to be the one that bites you,' he said in a rare speech last month.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, O9 P; d, Y1 D E+ T" ~
- ?+ W; N3 h& Q8 Z( w" J5.39.217.76Lone individuals sympathetic to al Qaeda's cause are believed to be one of the major concerns being considered by the security services and police in the run-up to the Games.
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Will Hartley, head of the IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre, said: 'The threat posed by so-called 'lone wolf' terrorists - who act independently rather than as part of a militant group - is of particular concern to the security services, in part because the threat is so hard to quantify.. D4 |) n Y7 Q* ~; K
. j1 T; @$ G2 P: }; O, S. @; x5.39.217.76'The potential harm such individuals can cause was amply demonstrated by the combined improvised explosive device (IED) and small-arms rampage perpetrated by Anders Breivik in Norway in July 2011, in which 69 people were killed.'
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Security services believe their Norwegian counterparts could have done little more to prevent Breivik's attack, it is understood.
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8 D6 n8 u& ^; |% V$ f+ o% y5 }" AMr Hartley went on: 'Although by definition the lone wolf threat is unpredictable, with individuals potentially motivated by any number of causes, in the UK the clearest threat is posed by aspiring jihadists who align themselves with the transnational militant Islamist movement.'
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9 [% O1 ]) ~* a5 ]$ W( A" UPolice and intelligence officials are understood to have picked up an increase in chatter, but there is not thought to be any intelligence of a credible plot to attack the Games.
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" \0 D ^3 u( [7 S& X% `1 [, q" G公仔箱論壇The threat to the UK from international terrorism also remains lower than expected when the security plans were first drawn up.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ M e2 L5 j# }% v' x, |9 n/ z
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Currently rated substantial - the third highest of five levels - it will not be increased simply because the Games are getting closer.
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If it does rise, it will be because specific intelligence indicates the threat has increased, perhaps because of a plot or because of a number of different circumstances which have raised the risk.5.39.217.76/ c0 o( J f$ m: d" a; k
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The rating is set by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (Jtac), based at MI5's headquarters at Thames House in London, but is independent of the service.
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In planning for the Olympics, it was presumed the level would be at the second highest, severe, which was last in place last July.
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All leave has been suspended at MI5 to ensure the service has its full complement of some 3,800 staff for the Olympics, double the number it had a decade ago after the September 11 terror attacks.5.39.217.760 v' }) y/ l. u% }( `' c0 k
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Mr Hartley also warned that anarchists and other activists pose a threat to the Games.7 s- t( f5 j; \5 D1 K: B
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But while the risk of disruption is high, it is thought that any such operations are extremely unlikely to pose a deliberate threat to life, he said.
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2 n" K: f: v7 q+ v. R, @+ G公仔箱論壇Dissident republicans may also try to disrupt the Games but a mass casualty attack is also thought unlikely, it is understood.
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1 h8 s* n" Y& @! RTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。And al-Qaeda has not carried out a significant international attack since the July 7 London bombings in 2005, Mr Hartley added.
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3 J# U/ d! ?9 X3 h# z9 H公仔箱論壇'Persistent targeting of its senior leadership in Pakistan is assessed to have severely degraded the group's ability to mount so-called 'external operations',' he said.5.39.217.762 O5 J. _2 ?- X& w: g
& n7 r* w4 Q( N xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLast month, David Anderson QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, appeared to play down the threat from terrorists in the UK, saying the same number of people had been killed by hornets, wasps and bees as by terrorists in recent years.
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k4 m6 t f3 i- \TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。'During the 21st century, terrorism has been an insignificant cause of mortality in the United Kingdom,' he wrote in his annual report.
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+ W) C" B" `# `9 }4 eTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。'The annualised average of five deaths caused by terrorism in England and Wales over this period compares with total accidental deaths in 2010 of 17,201, including 123 cyclists killed in traffic accidents, 102 personnel killed in Afghanistan, 29 people drowned in the bathtub and five killed by stings from hornets, wasps and bees.'5.39.217.760 }; e7 D# y6 U4 \
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