About 40 Garland police officers, along with members of federal and state law enforcement agencies, were guarding the May 3 event at a conference center in suburban Dallas when the attackers drove up and opened fire.
For now, the Grand Slam events are zealously guarding the sizable gap in ranking points that exist between their events and their tour-level pursuers.
The rare revival of John McGrath's Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun at London's Finborough Theatre is a reminder of how much this is the case.
Across town at the Finborough, another small but potent pub theater, a rare revival of John McGrath's "Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun" (1966) is stirring and shaking sellout audiences.
But while I was entertained, I found myself hungering for a hint of the political passion of John McGrath's Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun – a play that also shows squaddies confronting a would-be officer and which offers a far more thorough indictment of the military machine.
A luxury in the heavily guarded city, the event has survived raids, threats and scrutiny from National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), which reserves the right to disband public gatherings.
While Ms. Quinn has talked during public appearances about how much fun she is having planning the event, she and her aides have closely guarded the details about the event, saying that it is a private moment.
For the first time ever, officers from France's elite GIGN police unit will be mobilized to guard the famous sporting event.
