Did the Security of President Biden's Visit to Belfast Get Compromised?

Ahead of President Joe Biden's 25th-anniversary speech for the Good Friday Agreement in Belfast, sensitive security documents were reportedly lost by local police. A U.S. law enforcement official confirmed the authenticity of the documents that contained names of Belfast police and postings, but contained no Secret Service security plans. It was understood that a local resident had found the documents on the street and returned them. Prominent parts of Belfast city center were barricaded due to the raised threat level of terrorism, a backdrop of this security breach. Despite the situation, a U.S. Secret Service official conveyed trust in local authorities, calling it "confident in our partners." In the past, the Secret Service has successfully navigated security challenges under the Biden administration. Despite local police losing sensitive documents, the significance of the information contained in them was downplayed by the official.

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