An additional 1,200 British troops are to be deployed at the London 2012 Olympics amid continuing concerns about security staff at G4S. Armed police and soldiers at the Olympic Park (Picture: PA) The decision to deploy the troops, who had previously been put on standby, was made following a meeting of ministers at the Cabinet Committee for the Olympics chaired by prime minister David Cameron. Earlier this month 3,500 UK troops were drafted in to fulfil key security responsibilities after G4S admitted it had not employed enough staff. Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said the additional troops showed the government was leaving ?nothing to chance?. ?Security staffing levels at venues have been kept under constant review,? he said. ?G4S numbers continue to rise significantly and we have every expectation that will continue to be the case.? Soldiers raise the Olympic flag during a welcome ceremony at the athletes? village in the Olympic Park (Picture: Getty) Mr Hunt added: ?However, ministers decided that we should deploy the additional 1,200 troops that were put on standby last week. ?On the eve of the largest peacetime event ever staged in this country, ministers are clear that we should leave nothing to chance. ?The government continues to have every confidence that we will deliver a safe and secure Games.? Locog chief executive Paul Deighton said the deployment should not be seen as a further indictment of G4S. ?The reason that this decision has been taken is just to absolutely de-risk any aspect of the operation,? he explained. ?We now have the full military deployment to deliver these Games in just about any scenario, so I?m confident about that.? PICTURES : Countdown to London 2012 Olympics continues
Source: http://bbc-worldnews.net/2012/07/london-2012-olympics-1200-extra-troops-to-be-deployed/
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