Greece Launched Massive Security Operation Before the European Summit

World | June 18, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

A massive security operation on land, air and sea began in Greece ahead of Thursday's European summit in the country's second largest city of Thessaloniki. More than 15,000 police and soldiers are deployed to guard the Chalkidiki peninsula where 30 European leaders will gather at the summit. On land riot police will be on standby to deal with the sort of street protests which have blighted a whole series of EU and G8 summit, most recently at Evian in France.

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