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Visitors barred from carrying laptops, tablets at American centres

It includes Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata will not be allowed entry

Visitors barred from carrying laptops, tablets at American centres
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 18 2017 | 9:46 PM IST
Starting from Thursday, visitors carrying laptops or tablets at the American centres in the national capital, Mumbai and Kolkata will not be allowed entry.

The restriction on "personal electronics" will apply to all models of laptops and tablets, including netbooks, chromebooks, iPads, Kindles, and MacBooks, a US embassy statement said.

The embassy did not cite any reason behind the decision.

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However, barring the Chennai centre where all kinds of electronic devices are already banned, the visitors will be allowed to carry mobile phones in New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.

The statement also emphasised that there will be no facility for visitors to store these devices.

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First Published: May 18 2017 | 9:46 PM IST

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