London: The British government has announced to deploy an extra 1,200 troops to protect Olympic venues.
British troops stepped in earlier this month after the private security contractor G4S continues to fall short of its obligations to provide thousands of guards to protect 100 Olympics-related sites.
Safety is a huge issue for the Olympics, and one that has become a painful embarrassment both for the British government and for G4S, which had promised to provide some 10,400 guards. G4S acknowledged last week it would be unable to fully staff the games, a last-minute admission that forced the government to call in 3,500 other soldiers to help meet the shortfall.
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