Residents file suit over Olympic missiles
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July 10, 2012, Tuesday
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RESIDENTS of a London apartment tower went to court yesterday in a bid to stop their rooftop being used as a missile base during the Olympic Games, saying the unprecedented deployment could make the building a terrorist target.
The British military plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles at six sites around London as part of a vast security operation for the July 27-August 12 games.
But residents of the 17-story Fred Wigg Tower in Leytonstone, east London, say they were not consulted. The judge's decision is expected to today.
Their lawyer, Marc Willers, told the High Court that the residents had "a fully justified fear that installation or deployment of the missile system on the roof of the Fred Wigg Tower gives rise to the additional risk that the tower itself may become the focus of a terrorist attack."
Missiles also will be stationed at another apartment building, at a reservoir and farmland in east London and along hillsides in south London.
Defense Secretary Philip Hammond has said the missiles - capable of shooting down a hijacked aircraft menacing the Olympic Park - are a prudent part of security precautions.
The British military plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles at six sites around London as part of a vast security operation for the July 27-August 12 games.
But residents of the 17-story Fred Wigg Tower in Leytonstone, east London, say they were not consulted. The judge's decision is expected to today.
Their lawyer, Marc Willers, told the High Court that the residents had "a fully justified fear that installation or deployment of the missile system on the roof of the Fred Wigg Tower gives rise to the additional risk that the tower itself may become the focus of a terrorist attack."
Missiles also will be stationed at another apartment building, at a reservoir and farmland in east London and along hillsides in south London.
Defense Secretary Philip Hammond has said the missiles - capable of shooting down a hijacked aircraft menacing the Olympic Park - are a prudent part of security precautions.
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