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Shades Of KGB Spotted At Olympics – Russian Sources Fear Terror Attacks Elsewhere Will Draw Safety Officers Away
F. Michael Maloof / WND
WASHINGTON – Informed sources say there is growing concern that even with a security force of 100,000 that is four times that of the 2012 Olympics in London – bolstered by drones, anti-aircraft missiles and submarine patrols nearby – athletes, spectators and visitors to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games Sochi, Russia, will be in danger.
With the games scheduled to begin Feb. 7, Russia has decided to send an additional 30,000 police and interior ministry troops to Sochi.
The terror threats have been issued by Islamic militants from the North Caucasus region, which borders the city.
The latest troop buildup is in addition to the 50,000 police, intelligence officers and soldiers who already have been deployed.
Russian authorities also have enhanced submarine patrols at the Black Sea coast, increased drones to monitor Sochi itself and set up S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to shoot down any hijacked aircraft, which bodes ill for innocent passengers on those aircraft, should a hijacking occur.
The Islamic militants, especially the so-called Black Widows from Chechnya, are well known as suicide bombers.
The two attacks in December in Volgograd, while some 300 miles from Sochi, have raised concern about security. Police and security forces especially are watching all airline traffic into Russia and inside the country, as well as railroads, subways and bus transports.
Almost all of the suicide attacks have occurred on these modes of transportation, since they represent especially soft targets where large numbers of people gather.
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