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UK: London 2012 security operation investigating 500,000 people - Home Office refuses 100 applications for accreditation in biggest vetting process since second world war

01 June 2012

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"The backgrounds of up to 500,000 people are being scrutinised in an unprecedented security screening designed to stop the Olympic Games being disrupted by criminals or terrorists, the Guardian has learned."

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