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British security guards jump ship to escape Somali pirates

Men rescued from sea but Indian crew taken hostage / Deployment of foreign navies fails to curb attacks By Daniel Howden in Nairobi and Toby Green Saturday, 29 November 2008 The limitations of private security in protecting shipping from the rise of Somali piracy were cruelly exposed yesterday as three British operatives threw themselves overboard [...]

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Tony Blair bodyguard fires gun in Israeli airport

Tony Blair had to be rushed on to his plane at an Israeli airport after one of his British bodyguards accidentally fired his gun causing a security scare. Nobody was hurt in the incident at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport and Mr Blair’s spokesman said the former Prime Minister had not heard the gunshot. But [...]

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Guard firms PSIA bill

ecuriplan Plc has been fined £95,000 with £550,000 costs for an offence under the Private Security Industry Act 2001. The case at Southwark Crown Court on November 7 was for 19 offences of deploying unlicensed security operatives between March and September 2006; hence a £5,000 fine per count. The guarding contractor will also pay the [...]

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