Goodbye smartphone - Danish MPs leave gadgets at home during Russia trip

Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard (R) speaks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri during the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism at the State Department in Washington February 19, 2015. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Members of the Danish parliament's foreign policy committee have been asked to leave smartphones, tablets and computers at home during a visit to Russia at a time of increased security concerns.

"Goodbye smartphone," former Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard of the Social Liberal Party said in a post on Facebook.