Live Earth global warming gig ditched in Istanbul - Reuters

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Source: Reuters

Live Earth global warming gig ditched in Istanbul
Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:59AM EDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Istanbul has been dropped from a list of
nine cities set to hold "Live Earth" concerts for climate change
awareness because of a lack of interest and security concerns,
organizers said on Tuesday.

Former U.S. presidential candidate and environmental campaigner
Al Gore came to Istanbul this month to announce Istanbul would
join London, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and other cities for a round-
the-world series of concerts on July 7.

But organizers said on Tuesday that the government bodies and
sponsors it had approached were not interested because of
security concerns ahead of general elections on July 22.

"Unfortunately Live Earth Istanbul could not be a priority for
several people and institutions because our country is in an
election marathon and because of terror and security (problems),"
the Turkish organizers said in a statement.

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