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Article: Beijing ring of steel over terror video alert ; 100,000 troops and police on stand-by as Islamic group warns of attacks
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 8, 2008
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THE tight security at the Beijing Olympics the largest seen at a
sporting event was stepped up today after Islamist terrorists
released a video warning of attacks on the Games.
The video, which appeared on a BBC Chinese website, showed a
masked terrorist with assault rifle in front of a burning Olympic
symbol urging Muslims: "Do not stay on the same bus, on the same
train, on the same plane, in the same buildings, or any place as the
Chinese."
The authorities shut down Beijing international airport and
closed off the roads surrounding the Bird's Nest stadium where the
opening ceremony is taking place.
Uniformed officers and sniffer dogs surrounded the arena for
final safety checks and the ...