Saudi placard vandalized, climate talks slowed further
The official placard of the Saudi Arabian delegation was vandalised at the venue of the global talks here in preparation for the next climate summit. As a result, the talks were held up for hours on the last day Friday.
The May 31-June 11 talks were anyway mired in controversy when it was found Friday morning that someone had removed the Saudi Arabian placard from the hall where the plenary sessions were taking place, had broken the placard and placed the broken bits inside a commode, and had then e-mailed a photograph of the vandalised placard to the Saudi government, according to a security official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
There were unconfirmed reports that a Saudi Arabian national flag had also been placed with the broken placard.
Unsurprisingly, the incident overtook everything else when what was supposed to be the concluding session started late Friday morning. Delegates from one country after another condemned the vandalism.
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As the hours dragged by, delegates from South Africa changed into their country's football jerseys and urged their colleagues to wind up quickly so that everyone could watch the start of the World Cup. But with more and more delegates waiting to speak, that appeared unlikely.
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