Wembley death threat plot

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By Oliver Finegold And Bill Condie, Evening Standard
1 March 2005

Workers at the new Wembley Stadium are being threatened with death in a £27 million extortion plot.

The company building the stadium has been told that crane drivers will be shot by snipers unless they give in to the demands.

The men work 200 feet up and their cabins are exposed on all sides. The stadium construction company Multiplex and Scotland Yard are taking the threat seriously.

The Met has ordered a major increase in security at Britain's biggest building site. The 90,000-seater stadium is due to be officially opened for next year's FA Cup final. Security is also being stepped up at two other Multiplex sites, the £500 million White City retail development and a major residential development in Knightsbridge.

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