(6 Apr 2022)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bucharest - 6 April 2022
1. Various of police and special forces in front of The Russian embassy in Bucharest
2. Police and tow truck loading the burnt and wrapped in plastic car that crashed into embassy gates
3. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Bogdan Staicu, prosecutor:
"(Reporter asking: Can this be considered an extremist act, a terrorist act?) At this moment there are no elements to lead to this, we cannot say at this moment that this event would have anything else to do but with personal circumstances."
4. Wide of scene
5. Tow truck driving away with car
6. Street blocked by police van
7. Various of police reopening boulevard in front of embassy
STORYLINE:
A car crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy in the Romanian capital early Wednesday, bursting into flames and killing the driver, police said.
The sedan rammed into the gate at about 6 a.m. Wednesday but did not enter the embassy compound in Bucharest.
Video of the aftermath showed the car engulfed in flames as security personnel ran through the area.
According to police, firefighters who arrived at the scene were able to put the fire out but the driver died at the scene.
There was no immediate information on a possible motive or other details.
In a statement after the incident, the Russian embassy expressed condolences to the family of the driver.
The embassy said no employees were injured.
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