U.K. Adds 1,200 Olympic Troops to ‘Leave Nothing to Chance’

Prime Minister David Cameron ordered the deployment of a further 1,200 British troops to provide security for the London Olympic Games to “leave nothing to chance” with the opening ceremony just three days away

The military will now have 18,200 personnel at Olympic sites after G4S Plc, the world’s biggest security company, failed to supply adequate staff for the games. Today’s decision does not reflect on G4S’s performance in recent days, which has improved, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said.