Military drafted in to fill empty seats at London Olympics
(Photo: Reuters)
LONDON - Britain was forced to bring in military personnel at short notice to provide security for the London Olympics — and has now done the same to help fill thousands of empty seats at several venues despite the massive public demand for tickets.
Many ordinary people who applied for tickets — in what was essentially a lottery – missed out and there were numerous complaints about the allocation process.
Source: worldnews.nbcnews.com
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