G4S Farce Goes On: Just 20 Out Of 300 Staff Turn Up At Olympic Venue As Buckles Yields To Angry Calls from Police And Army To Cover Their Costs -- Daily Mail
* Massive absenteeism at cycling road-race venue in Box Hill, Surrey
* Boss Nick Buckles faces Commons Home Affairs Select Committee
* Army and police drafted in to help cover security guards for Games venues
* £700m has been wiped off the firm's value since Wednesday
The fiasco surrounding G4S security at the Olympics continued today as only 30 out of 200 staff turned up for work at a cycling venue in Surrey.
The huge absence of personnel at the road-race circuit in Box Hill came as it was revealed only 4,200 of the contracted 10,400 guards have so far reported for duty across the country.
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More News On The London Olympic Security Fiasco
Olympic security firm chief 'deeply sorry' -- UPI
UK faces security questions ahead of London Olympics -- CNN
Olympic security fears over staff shortages, as athletes' buses get lost -- The National/AP
London Olympics security contractor called 'incompetent' by panel -- L.A. Times
Olympics-Britain says security blunder will not mar Games -- Reuters
My Comment: If there are no terror incidents and/or other security events .... this fiasco will be forgotten. But .... if there is a terror incident or a security crisis .... this Olympic security fiasco will be remembered for all time.
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Just a complete joke really, and what did the government actually expect from a firm such as G4S that employs locally ill-trained personnel that are hardly going to be equipped for a security nightmare such as the Olympics, which in itself is another joke considering the cost.
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