(9 Jul 2008)
Kabul, Afghanistan - 9 July 2008
1. Mid of Jayant Prasad, Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan, talking to reporter
2. Cutaway armed guard standing
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jayant Prasad, Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan
"The maximum impact was taken by the (inaudible) barrier, the nine foot barrier outside, and the damage to the embassy was not structural. They shattered all the glasses, they destroyed all our cars, but there was no loss of life within the embassy. The attack was on the Indian Embassy and the Indian representation in Afghanistan; we are very sorry that in that (inaudible) we lost two of our dearest colleagues here."
4. Cutaway Prasad and reporter seated
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jayant Prasad, Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan:
"There are 54 Afghans who have lost their lives, against four Indian lives, and of the 54 Afghans who've lost their lives, there are 14 students who have lost their lives, because there is a school nearby."
(Reporter: So the death toll now is 54?)
"54. On day one it was 37 that evening; on day two it was 42, and now it's 54."
(Reporter: So 54 total or 58 total?)
"54, without the Indian casualties."
(Reporter: OK, so 58 with the Indians.)
"Yes."
Kabul, Afghanistan - 7 July 2008
6. Cutaway scene of the attack on Indian Embassy (on left side of the screen), debris, police, emergency services
Kabul, Afghanistan - 9 July 2008
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jayant Prasad, Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan
"We have seen President Karzai's statement on the first day that it's the enemies of the good friendship between India and Afghanistan that have done it. We have seen the statement of the Interior Ministry which says that the intelligence organisation of a regional power was involved."
Kabul, Afghanistan - 7 July 2008
8. Cutaway Indian Embassy damaged security barrier
Kabul, Afghanistan - 9 July 2008
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jayant Prasad, Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan
"So going by both accounts, they are pointing in one direction. We are waiting for the further investigations to confirm or not to confirm them."
10. Close of photographer
11. Wide of Prasad talking to his colleague
12. Rear shot Prasad and colleague entering doorway
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 8 July 2008
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pakistani Prime Minister ++includes cutaways of journalists at news conference+++
"If somebody is putting this allegation to Pakistan, which I've already denied, to strengthen my point of view is that today I was going through the television of Pakistan, and there was a statement from United States that there was no such act from Pakistan. The NATO forces are working there, if they themselves are denying (it) there's no need to have an allegations or blame game; it's better we all have to fight against terrorism and extremism, and we should not put excuses, rather we should jointly fight this war."
14. Journalists gathered at news conference
STORYLINE:
The suicide bomber who detonated his vehicle at the gates of the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Monday intended to destroy the embassy itself, the Indian ambassador to Afghanistan said on Wednesday.
Ambassador Jayant Prasad said the impact was taken by the nine foot barrier outside, "and the damage to the embassy was not structural."
A review of the bomb scene showed that one of the embassy guards killed in the blast still had his hand on the closed gate.
The guard probably hadn't opened it because he saw a suspicious car driving close behind an embassy vehicle, Prasad said.
He did not provide any specific details.
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