UK: 3,500 more troops assigned to Olympics
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> 3,500 <span word="military">military</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="standby">standby</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="venues">venues</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="guards">guards</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span>, <span word="G">G</span>4<span word="S">S</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="enlisted">enlisted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulk">bulk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13,200 <span word="private">private</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="guards">guards</span> <span word="across">across</span> 100 <span word="venues">venues</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="recruiting">recruiting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="shortfall">shortfall</span>.</p><p><span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Philip">Philip</span> <span word="Hammond">Hammond</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="ministerial">ministerial</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="G">G</span>4<span word="S">S</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guards">guards</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span>.</p><p><span word="Main">Main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="Tessa">Tessa</span> <span word="Jowell">Jowell</span>, <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 27.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="arose">arose</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> 553 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> ($857 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="venue">venue</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="arenas">arenas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> - <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="stadiums">stadiums</span>.</p>
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