MANILA: A security task force of some 15,000 police and soldiers will be on duty to thwart terrorist attacks and other threats when the Philippines host the 23rd SEA Games Games next month, organisers said on Thursday.
Authorities will not be leaving anything to chance when 5,000 athletes from 10 countries converge on Manila and in other parts of the Philippines amid reports that Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) bombers could carry out suicide bombings, they said.
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