02-11-2010, 10:14 AM
Myra Bronstein Wrote:...
"Abdelatif Redjil told the London court that he and his friend [B]Belkacem Bouzid[/B] were crossing the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris on the night of Aug. 31, 1997, when they heard the sounds of a crash and rushed inside to help."
According to this account Bouzid kept people out of the tunnel by warning them that the car could explode:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...scene.html
"She retreated when she heard what she took to be fuel gushing from the Mercedes. "I stopped in my tracks and when I heard the liquid sound, this gentleman (Mr Bouzid) stood up," she said. "He was aiding the passenger that survived.
"He ran out of the tunnel and started throwing his hands above his head, yelling something in French.
"I ran out. We all thought the car was going to explode."
Mr Bouzid, who has yet to give evidence, returned to the tunnel to help Mr Rees- Jones and to warn other bystanders of the risk of an explosion.
Mrs da Costa added: "I could see his (Mr Rees-Jones's) feet outside of the passenger door and I could see that gentleman in the tweed suit was assisting him and he was holding his head. "This gentleman was trying to keep people away for obvious reasons, trying to stop the paparazzi trying to get to the Mercedes to take pictures.
"A lot of people were trying to get to the car and this gentleman would not let people mess with the car. He was waiting for either help or somebody to arrive in an official capacity."