UN deputy secretary general visits blast site and injured in hospital
(28 Aug 2011) 1. United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro (left), Nigeria''s foreign minister Olugbenga Ashiru (centre) and the UN''s local representative Agathe Lawson (right), holding bouquets of red and white roses near a UN flag flying at half mast 2. Wide of damaged UN building 3. Migiro, Ashiru and Lawson lay flowers at the foot of the flag pole 4. Migiro along with other local and foreign officials entering the damaged UN compound 5. Migiro inspecting one of the two metal gates rammed by the car before the suicide bomber detonated at the building 6. Close-up of Migiro 7. Migiro with other officials at the scene of the blast 8. Set up of Chief of UN security Gregory Starr 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gregory Starr, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security: "The problem is essentially that yes, we need to spend more money on security, but every dollar that we spend on security is a dollar that we are not spending on medical care, or development or humanitarian affairs. So there is a very fine line that we''ve got to hit here. I mean, to take the money that we''re given by member states and to spend it on us, on security, rather than things that we need to spend it on, that''s the line that we''ve got to hit." 10. Starr walking through wreckage 11. UN flag flying at half mast outside building 12. Various of injured man in hospital, attached to monitors 13. Migiro moves towards injured man 14. Close-up of injured man 15. Wide of medical team and officials 16. Close-up of hand with pulse monitor 17. Migiro talking to patient, UPSOUND: (English) Asha-Rose Migiro, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General: "As the doctor say, you are doing good, and we hope that you will be better. Asha-Rose Migiro with you, Deputy Secretary-General. We have the whole team of the UN family and we are going to take care of all of you and wishing you a quick recovery." 18. Two injured men lying on beds 19. Migiro beside injured man 20. Injured man lying on bed, nurse nearby 21. Migiro talking to patient, UPSOUND: Asha-Rose Migiro, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General: "Felix, how now? (How are you doing in pidgin English) This is Asha-Rose Migiro. Hope you get better, Felix. Working hard." STORYLINE: United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, along with Nigeria''s foreign minister and the body''s local representative, laid bouquets of red and white roses on Sunday beside a UN flag flying at half mast at the site of a suicide car bombing. A suicide bomber rammed through two sets of gates to reach the massive UN building''s glass reception hall on Friday morning. There, the bomber detonated explosives powerful enough to bring down parts of the concrete structure and blow out glass windows from other buildings in the quiet neighbourhood filled with diplomatic posts. A radical Muslim sect operating in northeast Nigeria known locally as Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack. The UN''s head of security Gregory Starr said the world body had no prior warnings nor intelligence about threats against its Nigeria headquarters in which 23 were killed. Another 81 people were wounded in the attack. Starr, who also visited the wreckage, said the UN knew of no specific threat against them in Africa''s most populous nation. Starr said it was difficult for the UN to justify spending more money on security if than meant taking money away from development or humanitarian projects. "There is a very fine line that we''ve got to hit here," he said. Boko Haram vowed on Saturday to commit future attacks. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
