Matt Dunham/AP The military is poised to provide up to 3,500 extra troops for security duty at the London Olympics, the Guardian can reveal. The last-ditch move has been forced on ministers...
London's emergency services have been practising their response in the event of an attack during the summer Olympic Games, which is set to be staged in the UK capital this year. About 2500 people were involved in the security drill, which involved helicopters and ambulances, to prepare for the possibility of the city's underground system being targeted during the games. Al Jazeera's Simon McGregor reports.
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