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Olympics to have unprecedented security

WashingtonTimes:
Greece will provide an unprecedented 50,000 police and soldiers for next summer's Olympic Games in Athens, a newspaper reported Monday.

The country will deploy 10,000 soldiers in support of the 40,000 police, including a battalion trained in dealing with nuclear, chemical and biological attacks.

Greek Defense Minister Yannos Papantoniou told London's Financial Times: "We want to be able to prepare our forces for any eventuality."

The security budget for the games has reached an unprecedented $650 million and the Athens government is committed to spending up to $1 billion on games security in 2004.

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