1,200 extra troops required for Olympics as G4S comes up short

Ministers decided on Tuesday to provide an additional 1,200 troops to aid security at the Olympic Games after embattled security firm G4S failed to provide the amount of staff that it was contracted to.

Ministers decided on Tuesday to provide an additional 1,200 troops to aid security at the Olympic Games after embattled security firm G4S failed to provide the amount of staff that it was contracted to.

G4S was originally supposed to provide over 10,000 security personnel for the Games, which officially begins with the opening ceremony on Friday.

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