- Title: USA: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS TAKE UP POSITIONS FOR SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
- Date: 7th December 1994
- Summary: MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 7, 1994) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. GV MARINE POLICE CHECKING MIAMI MARINA 0.06 2. GV SECURITY HELICOPTERS OVERHEAD/ ZOOM OUT TO GV TO VIZCAYA MANSION BELLOW 0.13 3. SV/ZOOM OUT UNITED STATES CUSTOMS BOAT PATROLLING MIAMI WATERS (2 SHOTS) 0.23 4. SV/ZOOM-OUT CITY HALL WITH CUBAN FLAG DRAPED ON BUILDING (2 SHOTS) 0.28 5. SV/ZOOMIN TO MEDIA CENTRE SIGN ON BUILDING 0.33 6. GV/SV REPORTERS IN MEDIA CENTRE (3 SHOTS) 0.45 7. SV STAGE SET UP AT MEDIA CENTRE, SATELLITE DISH (2 SHOTS)0.50 8. SLV SECURITY CHECKING PEOPLE AND CARS, POLICE CAR (2 SHOTS) 0.57 9. SV/GV HOMELESS AND SUPPORTERS DEMONSTRATING, PLACARDS (4 SHOTS) 1.08 10. GV CITY HALL BUILDING/SV MURAL OF THE SUMMIT PRESIDENTS PAINTED ON A WALL (4 SHOTS)1.27 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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- Location: MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES
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- Country: USA
- Reuters ID: LVAE8NKK4H7R4SMBUBU6ZZNZTY36
- Story Text: More than 5,000 law enforcement agents, including police, sharpshooters and even frogmen, began to take up their positions on Wednesday (December 7) in preparation for the historic Summit of the Americas.
The weekend summit was expected to bring together leaders of 34 nations in Miami for the biggest-ever hemispheric meeting discussing trade, democracy and development.
The meeting also presents an ideal opportunity to restore lustre to Florida's international image, which has been badly tarnished by a series of highly-publicised violent crimes against foreign visitors.
The state's 32 billion United States dollar tourism industry suffered a blow in 1993 when 12 foreign tourists were killed in as many months around the state.
Organisers, always more vigilant when national leaders are involved in any event, were throwing everything they could into summit security. Miami residents have already been warned to expect inconvenience over the weekend.
Businesses and shops will be urged to close as early as noon on Friday as security services set up checkpoints and barricade streets to ensure the safe movement of the heads of state between the summit venues.
About 1,100 Secret Service agents will be assigned to keep watch over the dignitaries, in addition to thousands of local police, state police, National Guard troops and FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) agents.
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