ATHENS: The general in charge of security for this year's Athens Olympics said on Monday that 10,000 soldiers would guard the Games because the Sept 11 terror attacks had proved police alone could not guarantee security.
General Vassilis Yannopoulos said the country had learned from recent attacks around the world.
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