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August 05, 2004
Olympic security fiasco revealed by stolen passes

(Via LGF)

TELEGRAPH: Olympic security fiasco revealed by stolen passes

Ten days before the Olympic Games start in Athens, passes allowing vehicles into several venues, including the Olympic village, have been stolen.

A security source told the Telegraph that the passes were taken from the windscreens of unattended official vehicles.

"Some people left the doors of their cars unlocked and the thieves just came in and took the accreditations," he said.

It is not clear whether the thefts were opportunistic or part of a plot to breach the £700 million security operation for the games, which begin on August 13.

(In the Age of Biometrics, a slip of paper or plastic is the equivalent of a caveman's club.)

Posted by Laurence Simon at August 5, 2004 09:39 PM | TrackBack
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Change! And Yet Security remains the Same! Well, sort of!


This is an interesting contrast to today's Olympics.

Posted by: leaddog2 [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 9, 2004 10:19 PM

Thanks, leaddog, that's a great link.

I love how they let all the thieves out of jail to guarantee security!?! Let's hope the Greek authorities learned their lesson last time. Amazing!

Posted by: marymcl [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 11, 2004 11:43 PM

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