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At a concert last week in crime-ridden Bogota, Colombia, Paul McCartney was very, very safe—because he was surrounded by 1,400 police officers. Given, some 30,000 music lovers did attend the concert, the Telegraph reports, and police occupied a five-block radius around the stadium in which he performed. But in addition, McCartney and his wife entered and left the country from a military airport, and the area around his hotel was put on "lockdown" for the two nights he was in town. But don't fault Sir Paul: He had nothing to do with the security decisions, which were made by promoters following discussions with police, sources say.
