Israel 'fears' Iranian terror attack at London 2012 Olympics
July 22, 2012 - Israeli officials have warned that an Iranian terror squad in Europe may be planning to attack its athletes at the 2012 Olympic Games, sparking the largest security operation in peacetime Britain, The Sunday Times reported.
According to a report by the Sunday Times, far more than 17,000 troops and 7,000 private security guards will secure the Olympic Park and 26 other venues, and an additional 12,500 police will be deployed to patrol London's streets in a "series of 'rings of steel.'"
The Sunday Times reports additional that "panic rooms have been installed beneath the stadium as a haven for VIPs and spectators in the occasion of an attack."
MI5 and New Scotland Yard are reportedly believed to have raised their threat assessment in light of the terrorist attack in Bulgaria on Wednesday that killed 5 Israelis, the bus driver and a suicide bomber. In addition, the Sunday Times reports, the Israeli government has dispatched agents from the Shin Bet and Mossad to shield its 38-strong delegation.
According to a report by the Sunday Times, far more than 17,000 troops and 7,000 private security guards will secure the Olympic Park and 26 other venues, and an additional 12,500 police will be deployed to patrol London's streets in a "series of 'rings of steel.'"
The Sunday Times reports additional that "panic rooms have been installed beneath the stadium as a haven for VIPs and spectators in the occasion of an attack."
MI5 and New Scotland Yard are reportedly believed to have raised their threat assessment in light of the terrorist attack in Bulgaria on Wednesday that killed 5 Israelis, the bus driver and a suicide bomber. In addition, the Sunday Times reports, the Israeli government has dispatched agents from the Shin Bet and Mossad to shield its 38-strong delegation.
( via haaretz.com )
