Obama visit causes chaos

28th May 2011

While Obama's visit spells good news for Poland, many in the capital have been disrupted

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A massive security operation in advance of a much heralded visit by US President Barack Obama has left large chunks of the capital closed off and shut to the public.

Police roped off many of Warsaw’s main arteries in preparation for the arrival of the American president, including the airport road and Aleja Jerozolimskie, in an operation that has brought woe to hundreds of thousands of residents.

The Marriott Hotel, home to Mr Obama for two nights, has become a total exclusion zone with only a favoured few gaining access to its surroundings.

Businesses have also been disrupted, with many companies telling staff to leave work early to avoid the worst of the disruption, while restau ...

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