Bodyguards of Obama and Erdogan brawl in New York

September 23, 2009 - 15:57 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Bodyguards of US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan started a dispute over Premiers' security issue, which escalated into a brawl.



As Cumhuriyet Turkish newspaper reported, the dispute started over bodyguards' disagreement on necessary security measures. Premiers' bodyguards were not provided with radio communication. As a result, Erdogan had to cancel his address at "G20 and its influence on global issues" summit, organized by Bill Clinton and return to Sheraton Plaza hotel.



Erdogan himself interfered in the fight, while one of US bodyguards pushed him out of the scramble.
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