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British Olympic committee vows attacks will not affect 2012 Olympics
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-08 11:03

SINGAPORE (AP)_ Deadly bomb attacks in London won't affect the city's determination to stage a successful Olympics, the head of the British Olympic Association said Friday.

International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge speaks at a news conference after London won the 2012 Olympic Games bid in Singapore July 6, 2005.
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge speaks at a news conference after London won the 2012 Olympic Games bid in Singapore July 6, 2005. [Reuters]
"I can assure you that these terrible acts in no way reduced our resolve to run excellent Olympic Games in 2012," Craig Reedie, a British IOC member, told an International Olympic Committee meeting in Singapore.

"The worst thing to do is concede anything to these people."

Thursday's blasts came hours after London won the right to host the games prompting an outpouring of euphoria, quickly dampened by the tragic news.

IOC president Jacques Rogge opened Friday's meeting with a moment of silence for bombing victims.

"Once again unfortunately, this proves that there is no safe haven on this earth, that security must remain the No. 1 priority of the Olympic movement whenever we stage the Olympic games," Rogge said.
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