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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 781341" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11684382" target="_blank">(BBC</a>) — Officials in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) have taken extraordinary measures to protect US President Barack Obama ahead of his visit. In their effort <strong>to provide maximum security in the run-up to his visit on Friday, they have removed coconuts which may fall on his head from trees</strong>. <strong>All coconuts around the city’s Gandhi museum have now been cut down</strong>, an official told the BBC.</p><p> <strong>Every year in India people are injured or even killed by falling coconuts</strong>.</p><p> <strong>Mani Bhavan, where Mahatma Gandhi stayed during his freedom struggle against the British</strong>, is among five places the US president is visiting apart from a school, college and hotels attacked by Islamic militants in 2008.</p><p> <strong>“We told the authorities to remove the dry coconuts from trees near the building. Why take a chance?”</strong> Mani Bhavan’s executive secretary, Meghshyam Ajgaonkar, told the BBC.</p><p> <strong>Mahatma Gandhi has been cited by the president as an inspiration to him – he has</strong> [sic]<strong> a portrait of the independence leader in his senate office</strong>.</p><p> <strong>President Obama once famously said that he would like to have had dinner with Mr Gandhi</strong>.</p><p> <strong>No stone has been left unturned</strong> by the authorities to guarantee Mr Obama’s safety.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 781341, member: 12952"] [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11684382"](BBC[/URL]) — Officials in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) have taken extraordinary measures to protect US President Barack Obama ahead of his visit. In their effort [B]to provide maximum security in the run-up to his visit on Friday, they have removed coconuts which may fall on his head from trees[/B]. [B]All coconuts around the city’s Gandhi museum have now been cut down[/B], an official told the BBC. [B]Every year in India people are injured or even killed by falling coconuts[/B]. [B]Mani Bhavan, where Mahatma Gandhi stayed during his freedom struggle against the British[/B], is among five places the US president is visiting apart from a school, college and hotels attacked by Islamic militants in 2008. [B]“We told the authorities to remove the dry coconuts from trees near the building. Why take a chance?”[/B] Mani Bhavan’s executive secretary, Meghshyam Ajgaonkar, told the BBC. [B]Mahatma Gandhi has been cited by the president as an inspiration to him – he has[/B] [sic][B] a portrait of the independence leader in his senate office[/B]. [B]President Obama once famously said that he would like to have had dinner with Mr Gandhi[/B]. [B]No stone has been left unturned[/B] by the authorities to guarantee Mr Obama’s safety. [/QUOTE]
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