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UK police red-faced after Musharraf security gaffe LONDON, Tuesday (Reuters) Scotland Yard insisted on Tuesday the security of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf had not been compromised despite the loss of confidential police documents relating to his visit to London. The documents, detailing arrangements for policing anti-Musharraf demonstrations, were found in a central London street and handed to the Daily Mirror newspaper. Musharraf, arrived in London on Sunday from talks with U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington and met British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday. "The documents do not contain personal protection arrangements for the president," a Scotland Yard spokesman told Reuters, adding that the loss was embarrassing for the force. "The police's Directorate of Professional Standards is investigating the loss of the documents, and trying to work out what happened," he said. Police had told the Pakistan High Commission about the lost documents, the spokesman added. "We have reviewed the policing operation and have ensured it has not been compromised," he said. The Daily Mirror said a delivery driver had found the documents on Sunday in a brown envelope on the pavement outside an exclusive restaurant in central London. The paper said the documents detailed security arrangements at the London hotel where Musharraf was staying and showed maps of his itinerary. |
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