Key takeaways:
- The U.S. Secret Service was informed by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) of local media reports that a document related to President Joe Biden’s trip to Belfast was found on a city street.
- The documents were from the Police Service of Northern Ireland and included a rough itinerary relating to Mr. Biden’s visit and contained names and positions of police officials.
- The Secret Service is working with the PSNI to investigate the incident and to ensure the safety and security of the President during his visit.
The U.S. Secret Service was informed on Wednesday by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) of local media reports that a document related to President Joe Biden’s trip to Belfast was found on a city street.
Anthony Guglielmi, a Secret Service spokesperson, said in a statement that the PSNI had informed them of the reports regarding a potentially sensitive document, which may contain law-enforcement material.
The documents were from the Police Service of Northern Ireland and included a rough itinerary relating to Mr. Biden’s visit and contained names and positions of police officials, according to a U.S. Secret Service official. The official also said that there was “nothing hurting” Secret Service’s security plans in the documents, and it is possible that the documents could have fallen out of someone’s pocket or been displaced by a police official.
President Biden is in Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the U.S. role in the Good Friday Agreement, a peace deal that ended decades of violence in the region. The Secret Service is working with the PSNI to investigate the incident and to ensure the safety and security of the President during his visit.
The Secret Service has not yet commented on the incident or the documents found. However, they have assured the public that the security plans for the President’s visit remain intact and that the safety of the President is their top priority.
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