Paramilitary police attend an oath-taking rally to ensure the safety of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games outside the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, July 23, 2008.From Reuters:
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai police have broken up an international terrorist group that had planned to attack an Olympic football preliminary match in the city, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday.
"We have staged raids and cracked a group of terrorists," Xinhua quoted Cheng Jiulong, Shanghai Public Security Bureau deputy director and head of the Shanghai security office for the Olympics, as saying.
However, Cheng did not say when the terrorists were first discovered, how many suspects were detained or where they came from, said Xinhua.
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More News On China's Olympics And Terrorism
China security forces vow to thwart Games threats -- Guardian
Chinese Authorities Vow to Thwart Threats to Olympics -- Washington Post
Official: China Bus Blasts 'Not Terrorism' -- New York Sun
China: No Link Between Bus Bombings, Olympics -- Voice Of America
Terror Groups Still Pose Threat To China Olympic Games -- National Terror Alert
Universal Detection Technology Receives Additional Contract to Provide Bioterrorism Training Equipment for the 2008 Beijing Olympics -- FOX Business
Some Unsolicited Advice to China’s “Anti-Terror” Squads -- Undiplomatic
My Comment: For the Chinese, a terror attack on the Games would be a tremendous lost of face for them.
I can see some Chinese security administrators .... in some undisclosed and space age control center .... not sleeping for the next two weeks.
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