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Police in Northern Ireland informed the U.S. Secret Service on Wednesday of local media reports saying a document related to President Joe Biden鈥檚 trip to Belfast was found on a city street. This incident was first reported to the BBC by a man who came across the documents on Belfast Street. 

Biden visited Northern Ireland on Wednesday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which ended 30 years of violent conflict in Northern Ireland. He’s spending the rest of the trip in the Republic of Ireland, where his itinerary includes exploring his family’s ancestral ties.

On Wednesday, Biden travelled to County Louth, home to his maternal ancestors in the 19th century. Biden鈥檚 great-grandparents James Finnegan and Catherine Roche lived in the area before Finnegan immigrated with his family to the U.S.

“The Police Service of Northern Ireland informed the Secret Service of media reports regarding a potentially sensitive document, which may contain law-enforcement material,” Anthony Guglielmi, a Secret Service spokesperson, said in a statement.

Local reports said that the document was from the Police Service of Northern Ireland and that it detailed how officers would keep Belfast safe during Biden’s stay Tuesday night at the city’s Grand Central Hotel.

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“While we do not discuss the specifics of any protective operation, the President鈥檚 movements were not affected by these reports,” Guglielmi said. He added that the senior Secret Service official overseeing Biden’s visit, Jocelyn Keaveny, “expressed her highest confidence in our Irish and European partners and the ongoing security of the visit.”

It is also reported that the man who discovered the document called a BBC radio show and said it provided details about road closures, commanders assigned to various posts and phone numbers. The man discovered the document in Belfast, close to the hotel where the US delegation stayed overnight Tuesday.

In a separate statement, Keaveny said the Secret Service relies on its partnerships to provide the highest level of dignitary protection in the world. 鈥淭he Police Service of Northern Ireland is a truly dedicated partner, and we have the utmost confidence in the PSNI鈥檚 abilities to work side by side with our agency,鈥� she said.

A Northern Ireland police spokesperson said an investigation into the breach is underway. “We take the safety of visiting dignitaries, members of the public and our officers and staff extremely seriously and will put the appropriate actions in place,” the spokesperson said

On Thursday, Biden is expected to meet with Ireland鈥檚 president, Michael Higgins, and taoiseach, or prime minister, Leo Varadkar, and address a joint session of the Irish Parliament. In the evening, he will attend a banquet at Dublin Castle.