Security was tightened on Wednesday around the elegant French seaside resort of Deauville, one day before the leaders of the world's richest countries hold their annual gathering here.
With 18 heads of state dell latitude d830 battery and government to be present, including US President Barack Obama, the French government had deployed over 12,000 policemen and troops to watch over the summit of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations.
France holds the current chair of the G8 , which also includes Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and Russia.
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It was the first major global conference since the killing of al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden, which was claimed to be a landmark victory for the US-led war against terrorism.
For fear of any revenge attack for bin Laden's death, the French government spared no effort in terms of security issues.
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All roads leading to the venue were blocked, only people and cars olympus c-3030 battery with a special permit were allowed to enter a five-kilometer safety zone guarded by police, while military forces were deployed for a wider ten-kilometer area.
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With heavy security measures as such, protesters were effectually prevented from nearing the site of the summit. Instead, they have planned demonstrations in Le Havre, another seaside town about 40 kilometers away from Deauville, as well as in Paris and Berlin.
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