Sneaky stray cats break through security, take the main stage ahead of G20 summit

ABC News

November 17, 2015

Three stray cats have stolen the spotlight from world leaders gathered in Turkey, evading tight security to take the main stage at the G20 summit in Antalya.

The group of cats managed to break through the security lines and tip-toe out onto the stage, just before world leaders were due to appear there.

The felines were caught on camera by waiting reporters and cameramen, including BBC journalist Duncan Stone, who tweeted "Obama and Putin upstaged by three cats."


Some Twitter users suggested tongue-in-cheek that the cats had been brought in as extra security.
Others lamented that the G20 summit was not being held in "Catstantinople" — an affectionate name for Turkey's capital Istanbul, a play on its former name Constantinople.

Turkey is known for its large population of stray cats, and last year the country's energy minister blamed a power cut during election day on a cat who had walked into a power distribution unit.

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