Press Brief 2

Hello, you are on BBC One and it is 12:00. The main story of this news broadcast is, of course, the terrible attacks that struck England yesterday. An initial report states 100,000 dead and 300,000 injured, but the list keeps growing and does not account for the number of irradiated people. The Minister of Health estimates that the number of deaths could double by the end of the week. Now, a report by Ludovic Picard in the heart of the city of Manchester.

Immediately, the image switched to an aerial view of the city of Manchester.

As you can see, calm has returned to the city of Manchester and evacuations have been able to start calmly. Unfortunately, the city's hospitals remain overwhelmed by the number of people arriving complaining of symptoms related to radiation poisoning. Here, everyone is eagerly awaiting the arrival of reinforcements promised by the rest of the European Community. In the meantime, the residents are organizing as best they can and are making up for the lack of resources with touching acts of spontaneous solidarity like that of Jocelyne, 85 years old.

The image of an old lady in front of her house appeared.

Oh well you know when I saw those poor people who had to flee their home it shocked me. It reminded me of that time in '45 when I had to flee the Judeo-Bolshev...

Yes, quite a beautiful story of a woman living on a mountain spared from radiation for the moment, who did not hesitate to open the door of her house to refugees. Tell me, weren't you afraid to welcome strangers into your home? Interrupted the journalist, starting to sweat.

What do you want them to do to me at my age? On the contrary, they can only do me good. You know, since my Jules left, I feel alone in this big empty house. Have I ever told you about Jules? He was, ...

Yes, Madam. You have already mentioned it to me 5 times, a final word to conclude.

Yes, I still have plenty of empty rooms in my house, so we can accommodate people. As long as they are not black...

THANK YOU, MADAM, FOR THIS INSPIRING CALL FROM THE HEART. Shouted the journalist to mask the rest of Jocelyne's response.

The report ended with a fade to black, then the news studio reappeared.

Now a brief overview of the initial elements of the investigation by Anias Vonevequa.

Another report starting with images of NATO's European headquarters began and a female voice commented:

After analyzing the seismic waves and radionuclides emitted during the explosion, the NATO spokesperson states that it is a Topol SS-25. A Soviet bomb of 800 kilotons manufactured in abundance by the Soviet Union before 1980. The Russian Federation had reported on July 25 the disappearance of about ten of its warheads during their transfer to a dismantling center controlled by the UN. Of course, the Russian Federation denies any involvement in the tragedy that struck the Manchester region and proposes to send its units specialized in nuclear risk management.

At the same time, other investigations have been launched on the events in London. In a press release, the Mayor of London, John Major, denounced the images of London as a crude and very tasteless forgery before calling on the British to remain united in these difficult times. A national unity government will meet tomorrow to decide on the measures totake against the Al-Qaeda group which is the main suspect in organizing the August 11 attacks.

The image switched back to the reporter.

Thank you Anias, in other news, an electrical incident in the Eurostar tunnel has caused the cancellation of all trains to Paris. Now a report from Lize-alflraid Courbet.

It was this morning, upon arriving at the international station of Saint-Pancras, that Patrick had an unpleasant surprise:

Damn, but I'm fed up with being held hostage!

You say that because you're afraid the cancellations are due to terrorists?

Worse, strikers. I'm French, you know, I know them well, the reds. I'm sure they did it on purpose so that I would be late for the destructive brainstorming meeting. And then, people wonder why this country is going down the drain.

Fortunately, not everyone reacts so violently. Tell me, sir, how do you manage to stay calm?

Oh you know me, I'm still on vacation so I take it all philosophically. It's not a big deal if I'm late. As long as I get home before night.

Do you really think you will find a way to leave the country while the ferry drivers' strike continues and the flight bans imposed by the government continue to block airplanes?

You know, when someone tells me it's hopeless, I think of the lobsters in the Titanic's aquarium.

The report was interrupted and the presenter's image reappeared.

A very nice way to close this journal. We wish him a good trip and to all of you a good day.