(24 Jun 2008) HEADLINE: Four Americans killed in Sadr City blast
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CAPTION: A bomb struck a municipal council building Tuesday in Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City, killing at least 10 people, including four Americans, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. (June 24)
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NB. THIS IS A VOICEOVER TRANSCRIPT, NOT A FULL SHOT LIST.
Four Americans are among the victims of a bombing in Baghdad's Shiite stronghold. At least ten people died when the bombing hit a municipal council building in Sadr City.
The target of the blast is believed to be the deputy chief of the council.
(nats of man in hospital)
From his hospital bed, Hassan Hussein Shama said a huge explosion happened as they were preparing for a weekly meeting.
American and Iraqi officials had gathered to elect a new chairman of the council. The blast happened in a southern section of Sadr City that is larged controlled by U-S and Iraqi troops.
Two of the Americans killed were civilians. The other two were soldiers. Another U-S soldier was wounded in the attack. Six Iraqi civilians died. Ten were wounded.
Troops captured a man who tested positive for bomb residue shortly after the attack.
The bombing came as U-S commanders have been working to restore and promote local administrations. That has put American troops at more risk, but also driven down levels of violence to the lowest point in more than four years.
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STORY NUMBER: 569270
DATELINE: Baghdad - 24 June 2008
SHOTLIST
Baghdad's Sadr City
++filmed through a window++
1. Wide of local council building where the blast occurred
2. Various of exteriors of building with Iraqi flag flying
3. Wide exterior of the local council building with military vehicles at the site
Baghdad's Nahda neighbourhood
4. Exterior of al-Kindi Teaching Hospital with ambulances in foreground
5. Sign reading (Arabic) ''al-Kindi Teaching Hospital''
6. Ambulances driving into hospital
7. Men carrying an injured person into hospital
Baghdad's Nahda neighbourhood
9. Wide of injured people in hospital beds surrounded by medics and relatives
10. People gathering next to an injured man, pans to another injured man on bed
11. Man uncovering bandaged leg of Hassan Hussein Shama, Deputy Chief of City Council
12. Man kissing Shama
13. Close of Shama
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hassan Hussein Shama, Deputy Chief of the Council (injured in the blast):
"While we were preparing for a weekly periodical meeting to discuss the services of Sadr City, a huge explosion took place causing casualties.
Question: "What was the meeting?
"The meeting included members of the city council."
15. People crowded around another injured man on a hospital bed
16. Hospital corridor crowded with people
Baghdad's Nahda neighbourhood
17. Wide exterior of hospital
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