International Incident

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International incident.

Erd-Obama.

This piece of news item has been reported by several agencies, yet I have not seen the source of the news, neither it has been reported in detail, the reason and the circumstances. See below-Washingtom Times. Why and how were the furkish and the American secret service/body guards provoked.

Anyone knows more details?

http://news.am/en/news/4976.html

Erdogan got into fight with U.S. guards

14:01 / 09/23/2009



Scandal erupted in the course of discussion at G-20 Summit in New York. A scuffle broke out between the bodyguards of Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Barack Obama.

Erdogan himself turned the blow of American and pushed him away. After the incident, Prime Minister refused to participate in the debates and left the conference hall. The U.S. intelligence officers guarding Erdogan were superseded.

News from Armenia - NEWS.am

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OK. Here is one that tells more.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/s...e-around-obama/

Turkish diplomats cause scuffle around Obama

Jon Ward (Contact)

UPDATED:

A group of Turkish diplomats breached the security bubble around President Obama on Tuesday, provoking a frenzied reaction by security personnel, around the president who pushed and shoved the intruders away from the president's limousine.

The incident occurred as Mr. Obama was preparing to leave the Sheraton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan after speaking to an annual meeting of former President Bill Clinton's Global Initiative. Mr. Clinton was seen escorting Mr. Obama to the limousine moments before the incident occurred.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was among those swept up in the confrontation, the U.S. Secret Service confirmed to the Washington Times Wednesday morning.

Mr. Erdogan was arriving at the same meeting as Mr. Obama was leaving when the scuffle between Turkish security surrounding the prime minister and U.S. security -- Secret Service along with New York City police -- broke out.

The skirmish, which involved shoving, pushing and loud shouting, reached the corner of the large white tent that housed Mr. Obama's limousine just as the president was preparing to get in the vehicle and leave. The Turkish press reported that Mr. Erdogan may have even grabbed a U.S. security agent to stop him from throwing a punch.

The limousine was hidden from view inside a large white tent, a regular Secret Service tactic to protect the president. Moments after Mr. Obama arrived at the car, a large number of uniformed police and plainclothes Secret Service agents converged on the back corner of the tent, shouting loudly.

A Washington Times reporter accompanying the president as part of a small press pool witnessed the skirmish from about 10 feet away.