Saakashvili loses presence of mind
12 August, 2008, 21:07
President Saakashvili was forced to the ground by over-protective bodyguards during the visit of the French Foreign minister in Tbilisi on Monday. Note that the cameraman's hands didn't shake and he managed to film the panic outburst professionally.
Saakashvili welcomes the French and Finnish foreign ministers at Tbilisi airport which was earlier claimed to be 'ruined' by Russian air forces. The nation's leader seems to be enjoying himself while fighting is underway just several kilometres away.
The President keeps looking up… Suddenly, he seems to have detected something in the sky, putting an end to the improvised open air news conference.
Presidential bodyguards try to discover what has frightened Saakashvili, scaring the others present, as other people fail to notice any threat from above.
The Georgian president escapes from the site, followed by his bodyguards.
The guards lay themselves out, sheltering the president from ‘danger’.
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