Rio's White House pics removed

30 July 2011 11:40
Rio Ferdinand says he was the victim of the US security services after his photos of inside the White House were removed from the internet.[LNB] The 32-year-old Manchester United defender uploaded the pictures onto his Twitter page, but he was left "baffled" after they were quickly removed.[LNB]When he realised what had happened, he joked that he had been targeted by spy Jack Bauer from television series 24.[LNB]The Manchester United squad visited the White House on Thursday as part of their pre-season tour of the States.[LNB]As they were shown around the iconic building, Ferdinand wrote: "Whoa....some1 has got into my phone + taken down my pics off twitter....this is deep...is jack Bauer in Washington?!"[LNB]One of the removed photographs had been given the caption: "the security needs beefing up here at the White House....!!," and the England defender later tweeted: "My pic of the security was £removed quick, rapido, sharpish, fast....they don't play here in DC...I feel like I'm on 24 right now £baffled."[LNB]Photographs of Ferdinand in the State Dining Room and his team-mates eating cookies were allowed to remain online.[LNB]But the issue was still on his mind the following day, as he wrote: "Training just done in DC....feels kinda weird...feel like I'm being watched by some undercover jack Bauer type dudes...phone hacked into etc."

Source: Team_Talk