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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 11 Jul 2012

    British armed forces supplying up to 3,500 troops to help with Olympic security - via BBC defence correspondent @CarolineWyatt

    9:39 AM - 11 Jul 2012
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      1. Geoff Goodwin‏ @GE0FFGOODWIN 12 Jul 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @CarolineWyatt When the Army has been reduced by 20% as planned how will they meet contingencies like this?

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      1. Roger Brown‏ @rogeruk49 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Very serious situation in UK uniformed British soldiers frisking ordinary UK citizens in civilian areas.Road to martial law?

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      1. Peter K‏ @pumpywell 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @CarolineWyatt Jeez, if trouble starts, we may see a three minute mile done by a mass army retreat

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      1. lee Allen  🇬🇧‏ @leeboyciclista 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @carolinewyatt blimey we have THAT many spare!!!!!!

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      1. Chezibell‏ @chezibell 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking and my brother is in one of those British Armed Forces doing the security :D so Proud!! Love you JJ

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      1. Alan Watts‏ @wattsmob 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @carolinewyatt :I hope that means G4S will suffer a financial penalty and the home sec is fully accountable for it..

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      1. kenny‏ @KennyKjsjcr31 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @CarolineWyatt didnt know we had that many soldiers left!!!!!!

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      1. Dave Kay tech Iosh‏ @kayconsult2012 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @carolinewyatt What an absolute disgrace. I hope G4S will pay for the troops?

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      1. marianne piper‏ @mariannepiper 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking I feel the next breaking news should be why your website has crashed! Whats going on and when will you be back? #BBC#missingyou

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      1. Michael Traill‏ @MTraill 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Why is BBC News website down? DOS attack?

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      1. Anne wells‏ @Annewells2 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking do we have that many troops not already fighting

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      1. Duane Bridger‏ @bridger_duane 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @carolinewyatt where on earth are they going to find them in light of the recent mergers/ redundancies/cuts?

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      1. A.J.‏ @amanda_westwood 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking can u find out If any of them is being make redundant?

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      1. John‏ @nhoj50 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @carolinewyatt

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      1. Simon Hawken‏ @SiHawken 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking contractor G4S not able to fulfil its commitments yet paid billions whilst stretched Army rescues the situation #paidpeanuts

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      1. Titilola Cole‏ @tbobcole 11 Jul 2012
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      1. Bureau of Explorers‏ @BureauExplorers 11 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @CarolineWyatt We spent time w/ troops down in the #Falklands at one of the centers of the tension https://vimeo.com/43976860 

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