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Security tight ahead of G8 summit

2013-06-16 108 Dailymotion

Police beef up their presence in the small, Northern Irish town of Enniskillen as it prepares to host a Group of Eight summit.<br/> <br />Over 3,500 officers have been garrisoned for the talks, which will feature a who's who of world leaders.<br/> <br />Hoping there won't be any trouble police are expecting 1,500 people to march through the town centre on Monday, the opening day of the summit.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) INSPECTOR ROY ROBINSON, SAYING:<br/> <br />"So with all of the police here should there be any trouble anticipated we are ready to deal with that, but we hope today that there will be no trouble."<br/> <br />Sunday offered a preview of some of those demonstrations.<br/> <br />The advocacy group Amnesty International called on U.S. President Barack Obama to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL NORTHERN IRELAND PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, PATRICK CORRIGAN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"His credibility in speaking out on issues of global stability, peace and securi

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