Arrests made to reduce security threat at Olympics – London Olympics 2012
Arrests made to reduce security threat at Olympics – London Olympics 2012
It has been recently communicated that a total of 100 people have
been arrested in an effort to reduce the terror threat that the upcoming
London 2012 Olympic Games is facing.
The city of London is taking all measures to make sure that the
Olympic Games taking place this year are one of the safest that the
world has yet seen. However, that involves taking severe and urgent
measures in order to cater with the building terror threat
that is associated with the Games.
According to the orders given by the Home Secretary of the country,
Theresa May, no tents or encampments will be allowed during the time of
the Olympic Games as they can potentially put the events under threat.
May expressed herself on the matter of security at the Olympic Games
in the following words, “Like all Western countries we face a number of
ongoing threats to national security. We face a real and enduring threat
from terrorism and the Games, as an iconic
event, will represent a target for terrorist groups. Our Olympic
security plan has been developed against the assumption that the
terrorist threat level will be severe. The terrorist threat has
developed and evolved over the past few years and we have specifically
designed a plan that is flexible and everything is under regular
review. We are ready to take on the challenge of delivering a safe and
secure Games, which uphold Olympic values and their ethos.”
The arrests that have been made as a precursor to the Games include
people who have been involved in ticket frauds as well as those who had
put up fake websites to come off as the official website of the Olympic
Games.
Not only that, the people who have been arrested include those who
have been found guilty of selling out hotel rooms that do not exist to
the Olympic visitors.
The Olympic Games are scheduled to start from July 27 and last until
August 12. The Games will make London the first city in the world which
has been able to host the Games for a total of three times.
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