In planning my coverage of the event, I was keen to bring a flavour of not only the proceedings at the Convention Centre but the protests outside too. Scarcely half a mile down the road towards the Tampa Convention Centre, they faced an impermeable wall of riot police, some mounted on horses and others with large rifles and a variety of other firearms. Initially the protesters’ mood was light. Suddenly, as the march inched closer to the Convention Centre, the mood shifted. Get back!” from behind polycarbonate riot shields, I was completely boxed in.

Source: The Hindu November 28, 2017 18:45 UTC