Obama arrives in U.K. for G20 Summit

Per BBC News, U.S. President Barack Obama arrived at Stansed Airport, north of London, ahead of the G20 Summit scheduled to begin Thursday. As MSNBC reports, the trip marks President Obama's, "First Major Foreign Policy Test." The summit comes amid a global economic and financial downturn that is expected to be the focus of the one day meeting.

Some in London tweeted about Obama's arrival, with at least one claiming a close encounter.

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   ttttiff passed obama & entourage in regent's park and felt momentarily starstruck 31 Mar 2009 from web
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   Gaiusf just got home.. I wish i can meet Obama in person here in London... too damn, he has full of tight secret service decorations 31 Mar 2009 from web
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   karinjr Obama is in town! I can feel the hope in the air. Sadly, have thrown out my back, and am on the floor with hot water bottle - but hopeful! 31 Mar 2009 from web
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   dmatyukhin Was surprised how many police was on my way from Standted tonight. just read that Obama landed there. 31 Mar 2009 from Tweetie

Widespread demonstrations and protests are expected during the summit. Breaking Tweets plans to cover these through tweets, TwitPics, and reports live from London from Breaking Tweets Contributing Editor @davidmacdougall.

Londoners are increasingly tweeting their concern over these expected protests:

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   Dave00Rodriguez Home & Tired! Tough day at work today...at least its Dressdown the next 2 days thanx to the possible G20 Protesters... 31 Mar 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   neil_sv Morning itinerary tomorrow seems to unintentional trail the g20 protest route. Let's see what the crack is 31 Mar 2009 from Tweetie
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   graham652 wondering which g20 protest to photograph tomorrow 31 Mar 2009 from web
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   PlanetPositive reading about the G20 London Lockdown tomorrow. What are your thoughts on protest to express need for economic/climate policy change? 31 Mar 2009 from web

Obama arrives in U.K. for G20 Summit