(2 May 2007) SHOTLIST
1. Empty chair at press conference
2. Cutaway of press
3. Demonstrators inside building shouting in Russian "Fascism will not pass"
4. Demonstrators disrupting press conference
5. Demonstrators inside building shouting in Russian "Fascism will not pass"
6. Demonstrators flee down stairs
7. Demonstrators link arms outside building
8. Estonian Ambassador Marina Kaljurand's car
9. Top shot of demonstrators on street
10. Policeman arresting demonstrator with flag
11. Police pulling demonstrator through window
12. Close up of demonstrator on ground
13. Policeman struggle with protester holding Russian flag
14. Wide of press
15. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Vasily Yakemenko, leader of "Nashi" pro-Kremlin youth group:
"We have been picketing the Estonian Embassy for five days demanding that the Ambassador come to speak with us and ask forgiveness for the words of the (Estonian) Prime Minister (Andrus Ansip) who described the buried soldiers as a "marauders and drunkards". We consider that those demands were more than reasonable."
16. Protesters surrounding Ambassador's car
17. Protesters disperse
STORYLINE:
Estonia's ambassador said on Wednesday that pro-Kremlin youth activists attempted to attack her as she tried to hold a news conference in Moscow, and said that computer vandals with Kremlin Internet addresses had hacked into Estonian government Web sites.
Marina Kaljurand had called the news conference to demand Russia do more to protect staff at the Estonian Embassy, which has been besieged by activists protesting the decision last week to remove a Soviet war memorial from central Tallinn.
Activists from the pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi, however, barged into the building, chanting "Fascism Will Not Pass!" and were confronted by Kaljurand's bodyguards, who sprayed pepper spray.
Police later arrested some of the demonstrators.
Vasily Yakemenko, the leader of "Nashi" youth group said that they had demanded meeting with the Ambassador for five days to, "ask forgiveness for the words of the (Estonian) Prime Minister (Andrus Ansip) who described the buried soldiers as a "marauders and drunkards"."
"We consider that those demands were more than reasonable," Yakemenko added.
Estonia's Foreign Ministry quickly issued a statement in protest over the group's alleged attack of the ambassador.
"Physical attacks on the Estonian Republic diplomatic representative are unprecedented and absolutely unjustifiable," the ministry said in a statement. "The events clearly show that Russian authorities are blatantly violating the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations."
Kaljurand also said that hackers who have reportedly disrupted Estonian government Web sites in recent days were using Internet protocol addresses registered to the Kremlin.
There was no immediate reaction to the accusation from the Kremlin.
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