RUSSIA: PRESIDENT AKHMAD KADYROV ASSASSINATED IN A BOMB EXPLOSION AT THE DINAMO STADIUM, GROZNY, DURING VICTORY DAY CELEBRATIONS.

Record ID: 951438

  • Title: RUSSIA: PRESIDENT AKHMAD KADYROV ASSASSINATED IN A BOMB EXPLOSION AT THE DINAMO STADIUM, GROZNY, DURING VICTORY DAY CELEBRATIONS.
  • Date: 9th May 2004
  • Summary: (W3) GROZNY, CHECHNYA, RUSSIA (MAY 9, 2004) (RTR - NO ACCESS CIS) 1. MV: OFFICIALS ON STAND. 0.03 2. MV: SOLDIERS MARCHING PAST. 0.13 3. VARIOUS: OF OFFICIALS AND PEOPLE IN STAND. 0.24 4. VARIOUS: EXPLOSIONS NEAR THE STAND, SOUND OF GUNFIRE, PEOPLE RUNNING. 0.44 5. VARIOUS: OF THE STADIUM, PEOPLE RUNNING FROM STANDS, SMOKE RISING. 1.04 6. VARIOUS: OF THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE BLAST, CAR DRIVES AWAY. 1.10 7. VARIOUS: OF WOUNDED, POLICE AND SOLDIERS RUNNING AROUND. 1.16 8. TRACK: WOUNDED OFFICIAL BEING LED AWAY. (2 SHOTS) 1.33 9. VARIOUS: OF WOUNDED PEOPLE BEING LED AWAY, SOLDIER WITH SERIOUS HEAD WOUND. PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND. 1.49 10. VARIOUS: WOUNDED PERSON ON THE GROUND OF THE STADIUM WITH PART OF THEIR LEG MISSING. (2 SHOTS) 1.58 11. WOUNDED PERSON WITH LEG BLOWN OFF BEING CARRIED AWAY. 2.09 12. TRACK: WOUNDED OLD MAN BEING HELPED FROM STADIUM. 2.14 13. TRACK: AMBULANCES ARRIVE. 2.27 14. VARIOUS: MORE WOUNDED SOLDIERS AND POLICE. 2.50 15. WS: AFTERMATH (AUDIO SIRENS) 2.52 16. WS: MORE OF SOLDIERS. 2.59 17. WS: MORE OF THE STAND, DAMAGE, POLICE AND SECURITY AROUND. 3.03 18. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) KHAMID KADAYEV, CHECHNYA'S DEPUTY INTERIOR MINISTER, SAYING: "The bomb was placed inside a concrete part of the stadium some time ago. That's what the experts say but we do not know when. It might have been two or three months ago." 3.21 19. WS: OF DAMAGE AT THE STADIUM. 3.27 (U4) MOSCOW, RUSSIA (MAY 9, 2004) (POOL) 20. MV: RAMZAN KADYROV, SON OF CHECHEN PRESIDENT AKHMAD KADYROV, WALKING INTO FRAME TO SHAKE HANDS WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN. 3.30 21. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING "Akhmad Kadyrov passed away on May 9 on the day of our national holiday, the day of victory. And he left victorious as well." PAN TO RAMZAN KADYROV. 3.49 22. WS: PUTIN AND RAMZAN KADYROV TALKING TO EACH OTHER, SEATED. 3.50 (U4) MOSCOW, RUSSIA (MAY 9, 2004)(REUTERS) 23. GV: PEOPLE ON STREETS OF CENTRAL MOSCOW. 3.55 24. MLV: POLICE CHECKING PEOPLE WITH METAL DECTECTOR. 4.01 25. MV: POLICEMAN CHECKING MAN WITH METAL DETECTOR. 4.10 26. MV: OF SECURITY CHECKS IN STREET. 4.17 (U4) MOSCOW, RUSSIA (MAY 9, 2004) (POOL) 27. MV/TRACK: PUTIN GREETING CHECHEN PRIME MINISTER SERGEY ABRAMOV AND SITTING AT TABLE. 4.25 28. PAN TO PUTIN/SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (RUSSIAN) PUTIN SAYING: "Following the tragedy which had taken place in Chechnya and in accordance with art seventy six of the Republic's Constitution you will act as President and the head of administration until the elections are held. I'd like to ask you to organise the work of all state administration offices in such a way that this tragedy, this horrible act, does not make a negative impact on the life of the people." 5.01 29. MV: OF ABRAMOV AND PUTIN SITTING AT TABLE. 5.05 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: GROZNY, CHECHNYA, AND MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
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