G4S has been awarded a £100 million security contract to protect diplomats at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Afghanistan, along with a two-year extension with Basrah Gas Company in Iraq.

In Iraq, the global service provider will provide Basrah Gas Company with 500 staff and 220 armoured vehicles in order to protect two gas plants, a liquefied natural gas storage facility, shipping terminal and pipelines.

G4S is the world’s largest security company and “high risk” accounts, such as the above, account for approximately three per cent of its operations. However, this has risen by 50 per cent over the past year, as the firm has increased its marketing as a supplier of security for corporates in war-torn areas.

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