Coconuts removed from trees in preparation for Barack Obama's India trip

telegraph
India is preparing for Barack Obama's first visit to the country by removing coconuts from palm trees in Mumbai to protect the US president.

Mr Obama will arrive in India on Saturday for the first leg of an Asian tour.

But as well as the usual security measures that come with welcoming a a visiting dignitary, Indian authorities have decided to go one step further, by removing all natural threats to the president as well.

All coconuts around the city's Gandhi museum, one of Mr Obama's stops in the city, are being taken down.

Why take a chance?" Mani Bhavan's executive secretary, Meghshyam Ajgaonkar, told the BBC.


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Apparently the U.S. president  is convinced that coconuts are conspiring against him  and are considered a terrorist threat.

One aide stated "I think it's some kind of baggage from Hawaii."