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April 16th, 2013 
Peter Nolan
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says today’s Boston bombings highlight the security issues facing organisers of the G20 summit in Brisbane.
Three people died and more than 100 were injured in two explosions targeting the Boston marathon.
It is not yet known who is responsible for the bombing.
“I extend my sympathies to the people of Boston and indeed the people of the United States,” Mr Newman said.
“This is an outrage, it is a tragedy and it seems fairly clear that it is some sort of terrorist incident.”
The G20 summit will be held in Brisbane in November, 2014.
It is a forum for economic cooperation and decision-making among the world’s major economies.
Previous G20 gatherings in London, Toronto and Seoul have attracted large and sometimes violent protests over various global and economic issues.
Mr Newman says the Queensland Government has already drafted legislation to extend police and security powers for the Brisbane summit.
“We, of course, are planning for the possibility that someone would seek to target the G20 event in such a way,” he said.
“We’re working with the Federal Government. It’s ultimately their event, although we’re very much responsible as a State Government for security operations.
“This will just heighten the need for vigilance by people in federal and state agencies that are supporting it – it just brings home this tragedy in Boston.
“I just stress that that is legislation that will give them additional powers but only for the period of G20 and it will then have a sunset immediately after the conclusion of the summit.”
Topics:
globalisation—economy,
agreements-and-treaties,
federal—state-issues,
programs-and-initiatives,
brisbane-4000
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