
Photo by PoPville flickr user Erin
Been getting tons of messages like this one:
“They have 16th street blocked off in front of the hotel and a huge police presence. I couldn’t get a picture from the bus….”

Photo courtesy Shan
Jacob notes:
“cops outside St. Regis didn’t know who was causing the shutdown, but spotted a Turkish flag in the window of a black car out front”
Steph says:
“It’s the prime minister of Turkey.”
Can anyone confirm it’s the PM (last visit didn’t go so well).
MPD Traffic reports a “visiting dignitary”:
