Russia begins Olympic security lockdown
Russia has began implementing stringent security measures in its southern resort of Sochi, one month before the start of the Winter Olympics there. Tens of thousands of Russian police, security agents, rescue workers and soldiers were being deployed on Tuesday for the games, which run February 7 to 23. Vladimir Puchkov, who heads the Emergency Situations Ministry, said all of his security units for Sochi were on duty as of Tuesday.
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