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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