Britons Protest Olympic Missiles Scheme in East London

Britons residing East London have staged demonstration to stress their opposition to the government’s plans to install surface-to-air missiles on rooftops for added security during the Olympics.

According to campaigners more than 1,000 people signed a petition to censure the government’s scheme to install surface-to-air missiles on at least six sites, some of them in residential districts including Bow and Leytonstone. The Ministry of Defence said the safety of the Games was paramount and a "broad range of community engagement" had taken place .... http://www.presstv.ir