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He said the threat was not necessarily directly linked to the summit but a consequence of the normal "rhythm of life" in the province. Finlay said he was "very aware" that terrorists carried out the 7 July attacks on London during the last G8 summit held in the UK, which was in Gleneagles, in Scotland, in Despite the threat, he described the Fermanagh summit as a "great opportunity" for the province to promote itself.

As well as preventing terrorist attacks, the police operation is charged with controlling protests. The PSNI has armoured cars and a water cannon at its disposal. Reports have suggested that Metropolitan police officers are being trained in the use of water cannon , but Finlay said they were being trained only in how to react if they are on the streets when it is deployed; they would not be operating the cannon themselves.

He said the police were committed to "facilitative, community-based policing", and would resort to robust tactics only in the event of any threat. We had to ensure a high standard of care and professionalism for all delegates and that everyone was treated equally. At Lough Erne Resort, we have shown a tangible benefit which will have a knock-on effect.

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The crisis in Syria is likely to top the agenda at the meeting, which is due to start on Monday. Police in Northern Ireland deployed in large numbers on Saturday as trade unions and anti-hunger campaigners began protests ahead of a summit of G8 leaders there. The crisis in Syria is likely to top the agenda at the meeting, which is set to begin officially on Monday. Thousands of protesters were due on the streets of Belfast Saturday to urge G8 leaders to act on global poverty at their upcoming summit, expected to be dominated by talks on Syria.

Police in the Northern Irish capital expect 5, people to join each of two demonstrations organised by trade unions and campaigners against global hunger ahead of the G8 summit in the province on Monday and Tuesday. Northern Ireland, which still suffers from sporadic sectarian violence despite a peace deal in , has organised its biggest-ever police operation for the talks, with 8, officers deployed.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left to attend the summit, where he hopes to shore up support for his bold policy of financial reforms dubbed "Abenomics". British Prime Minister David Cameron, who is hosting the summit, is pushing for agreement on his three G8 priorities of trade, tax and transparency. In a newspaper interview published on Saturday, he revealed plans to require companies in Britain to register their ultimate beneficiaries to make it harder to avoid tax, and said he would urge his G8 colleagues to adopt a similar approach.

There was progress late Friday towards what he has admitted would be the biggest prize of the summit -- the start of formal negotiations between the European Union and the United States on a free trade agreement.