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Flag-waving Poles gather in Warsaw square ahead of Trump speech

6 July 2017, 2:12 pm
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Crowds waving US and Polish flags have gathered in and around a Warsaw square where US President Donald Trump is set to deliver his first public speech in Europe.

Many have come from various corners of Poland and are holding banners with the names of their towns, including “Pila” or “Gorzow” in the west. Other banners on display in Krasinski Square feature the right-wing, pro-government Gazeta Polska newspaper.

Policemen and soldiers stand on a roof to secure the area as the US President meets with Baltic, Balkan and central European leaders during the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Warsaw, Poland, July 6, 2017. (AFP/JANEK SKARZYNSKI)
Policemen and soldiers stand on a roof to secure the area as the US President meets with Baltic, Balkan and central European leaders during the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Warsaw, Poland, July 6, 2017. (AFP/JANEK SKARZYNSKI)

Crowds are also gathering in neighboring streets, where screens have been set up for viewing.

Former president Lech Walesa is among the special guests in the VIP sector.

Poland’s leaders have promised Trump a warm welcome before he heads to Germany later Thursday for a summit of the world’s developed and developing nations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxVe_Lofchk

— AP

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