G4S replaced for Newcastle Olympic security

By Associated Press

Published July 23, 2012 4:00am ET

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G4S replaced for Newcastle Olympic security — A police dog handler patrols at Stratford station near the Olympic Park, Monday, July 23, 2012, in London. The city will host the 2012 Summer Olympics which opens Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Stephen Pond, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT | Stephen Pond

LONDON (AP) — The security firm G4S will no longer be providing protection at the Olympic stadium in Newcastle, city officials said Monday, citing concerns over the troubled company’s shortfall in recruiting guards.

Thousands of British soldiers have been drafted in to fill a gap in guards after G4S acknowledged it would not be able to provide the promised numbers of security personnel.

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