Last month the Ministry of Defence confirmed that 13, 500 military personnel - more than the 10, 000 that were deployed to Afghanistan - will be part of the 23, 700 security force for the Games.

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Liu Weimin, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Beijing was considering providing personnel for the U.N. observers mission, according to Xinhua, China's official news agency.

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The Ministry of Defence says 700 armed forces personnel will be involved in the funeral.

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The Department for Children, Schools and Families said it was hoped that a significant proportion of boarding places would be taken by Army personnel, subject to discussions with the Ministry of Defence.

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The Ministry of Defence's latest set of Operational Awards lists 104 personnel from the three services whose actions deserve special mention.

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The interior ministry, in a statement, accused unknown assailants of randomly attacking police and army personnel in the city "with the aim of creating sedition and divisions" between them.

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Mikhail Pashkin, who heads a Moscow police trade union, is now reviewing the personnel issue as part of a working group on further Interior Ministry reform.

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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) refer to the fact that almost 23, 000 service personnel are discharged each year, most of whom settle successfully in the community and go on to a successful civilian life.

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