Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Judge to rule on Olympic rooftop missile battery

A general view shows the Fred Wigg Tower in Leytonstone, east London, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. A judgement is due to be handed down Tuesday after residents of the London apartment tower went to court Monday in a bid to stop their rooftop from being used as a missile base during the upcoming Olympic Games, saying the deployment in a densely-populated area could make the building a terrorist target. The British military plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles at six sites around London as part of a vast security operation for the July 27-Aug. 12, 2012 London Olympic Games, but residents of the 17-storey tower block say they were not consulted about the plans. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A general view shows the Fred Wigg Tower in Leytonstone, east London, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. A judgement is due to be handed down Tuesday after residents of the London apartment tower went to court Monday in a bid to stop their rooftop from being used as a missile base during the upcoming Olympic Games, saying the deployment in a densely-populated area could make the building a terrorist target. The British military plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles at six sites around London as part of a vast security operation for the July 27-Aug. 12, 2012 London Olympic Games, but residents of the 17-storey tower block say they were not consulted about the plans. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A general view shows the Fred Wigg Tower in Leytonstone, east London, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. A judgement is due to be handed down Tuesday after residents of the London apartment tower went to court Monday in a bid to stop their rooftop from being used as a missile base during the upcoming Olympic Games, saying the deployment in a densely-populated area could make the building a terrorist target. The British military plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles at six sites around London as part of a vast security operation for the July 27-Aug. 12, 2012 London Olympic Games, but residents of the 17-storey tower block say they were not consulted about the plans.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A general view shows the Fred Wigg Tower in Leytonstone, east London, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. A judgement is due to be handed down Tuesday after residents of the London apartment tower went to court Monday in a bid to stop their rooftop from being used as a missile base during the upcoming Olympic Games, saying the deployment in a densely-populated area could make the building a terrorist target. The British military plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles at six sites around London as part of a vast security operation for the July 27-Aug. 12, 2012 London Olympic Games, but residents of the 17-storey tower block say they were not consulted about the plans.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

(AP) ? A British judge will rule Tuesday on a bid by residents to stop their London tower block being used as a missile base during the Olympic Games.

Judge Charles Haddon-Cave had been due to give his judgment in the morning, but postponed the announcement until after lunch.

Residents of the 17-story Fred Wigg tower, about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from Olympic Park, say the missile battery could make their homes a terrorist target. They are seeking permission to bring a full court challenge to the deployment.

The British military says surface-to-air missiles also will be stationed at another apartment building, at a reservoir and farmland in east London, and along hillsides in south London as part of a vast security operation for the July 27-Aug. 12 games.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2012-07-10-London%202012-Missiles/id-2c7d9b4878eb44f2be4ef1cc57807096

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