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14th April 2012, 09:53
From the LA times
As many as a dozen Secret Service agents at the Summit of the Americas in Colombia are replaced. An incident involving a prostitute and at least one of the agents is reported.
By Christi Parsons and Michael A. Memoli, Los Angeles Times
April 14, 2012
CARTAGENA, Colombia — As many as a dozen Secret Service agents have been sent home from the Summit of the Americas here this weekend because of allegations of "misconduct," U.S. officials said late Friday.
The agents were relieved of duty at the summit and replaced with new agents, according to a Secret Service spokesman.
The activities that resulted in the sudden transfer of agents took place prior to President Obama's arrival in Colombia on Friday afternoon, according to sources familiar with the matter. more (http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-fg-americas-security-detal-20120414,0,4161085.story)
And this...
Americas summit to open marred by small blasts
By Gerard Aziakou (AFP) – 6 hours ago
CARTAGENA, Colombia — US President Barack Obama was to open summit talks with fellow leaders of the Americas in this Colombian resort city Saturday hours after four small blasts occurred here and in the Colombian capital.
Two of the crude devices went off in Cartagena just hours after the US leader arrived for the hemispheric talks set to focus on the vicious drug wars stalking the region as well as on Cuba.
Two other small bombs exploded near the US Embassy in Bogota, in an area which is also home to important government buildings.
"Nobody was killed, nobody was injured, and there was no damage," a police official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The Bogota incident occurred at around 7:30 pm local time (0030 GMT Saturday), prompting police units to swarm into the area. But the explosions were followed by two similar ones in Cartagena, host of the two-day Summit of the Americas. more (http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gO2Fd1O3Ek-dnVkdKY-CWzWie9sw?docId=CNG.954a8da739feb25c76fcf734b5f8ad9c.251)
As many as a dozen Secret Service agents at the Summit of the Americas in Colombia are replaced. An incident involving a prostitute and at least one of the agents is reported.
By Christi Parsons and Michael A. Memoli, Los Angeles Times
April 14, 2012
CARTAGENA, Colombia — As many as a dozen Secret Service agents have been sent home from the Summit of the Americas here this weekend because of allegations of "misconduct," U.S. officials said late Friday.
The agents were relieved of duty at the summit and replaced with new agents, according to a Secret Service spokesman.
The activities that resulted in the sudden transfer of agents took place prior to President Obama's arrival in Colombia on Friday afternoon, according to sources familiar with the matter. more (http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-fg-americas-security-detal-20120414,0,4161085.story)
And this...
Americas summit to open marred by small blasts
By Gerard Aziakou (AFP) – 6 hours ago
CARTAGENA, Colombia — US President Barack Obama was to open summit talks with fellow leaders of the Americas in this Colombian resort city Saturday hours after four small blasts occurred here and in the Colombian capital.
Two of the crude devices went off in Cartagena just hours after the US leader arrived for the hemispheric talks set to focus on the vicious drug wars stalking the region as well as on Cuba.
Two other small bombs exploded near the US Embassy in Bogota, in an area which is also home to important government buildings.
"Nobody was killed, nobody was injured, and there was no damage," a police official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The Bogota incident occurred at around 7:30 pm local time (0030 GMT Saturday), prompting police units to swarm into the area. But the explosions were followed by two similar ones in Cartagena, host of the two-day Summit of the Americas. more (http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gO2Fd1O3Ek-dnVkdKY-CWzWie9sw?docId=CNG.954a8da739feb25c76fcf734b5f8ad9c.251)