Bid to stop Olympic missiles rejected

2012-07-10 21:07

Residents of the 17-storey Fred Wigg Tower in Leytonstone, east London fear the missiles could make the building a terrorist target. (Sang Tan, AP File)

London - A British judge has rejected a bid by residents of a London high-rise to stop having their building used as a missile base during the Olympic Games.

Judge Charles Haddon-Cave said on Tuesday that Britain's Ministry of Defence acted legally when it decided to put the weapons atop the Fred Wigg Tower.

Residents of the 17-story tower, about 3km from the Olympic Park in east London, say the missile battery could make their homes a terrorist target.

But the judge said the missiles presented no real threat.

The building is one of six sites where the British military plans to place missiles as part of security for the 27 July to 12 August games.

- AP