Paparazzi - VI

31st August 1997 00:10 A.M 

The Black color Mercedes-Benz W140 finally emerged into sight where the Paparazzi were hiding in the corner of the street. Immediately they jumped on to the street and blocked the car. Henri Paul was the first one to lose temper and he immediately lowered the windows and abused them in foul language. “Come and get me if you can” He shouted at the paparazzi and hit the accelerator pedals. Ron and his fellow paparazzi followed the car in their bikes 

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David spedding watched the couple get into the car and called his men through his Private Mobile Radio, PMR446

Commander in base camp: Goodspeed calling Combat1 

Combat1 here. Do you read me? 

Goodspeed: Loud and Clear. Report the position 

Combat1: Package arrives at the exit. 

Combat2 backing up. Heading southwest on Sector1 

Goodspeed: Roger that. Combat3 come in. Report the position 

Combat3: Sector2 Blocked. Waiting for package. Over and out 

Goodspeed: Roger that. Combat5 come in. Report the position 

Combat5: Waiting for Combat1 confirmation. Inside Sector3. Confirm package status 

Goodspeed: Roger that. Package left from Source. Arrives on Sector1 Wait for confirmation from Combat1 

Combat5: Roger that 

Goodspeed: Combat1 come in. Report your position 

Combat1: Am tailing the package. Package is heading to Sector3 as expected Combat2 just confirmed position 

Goodspeed: Roger that. Loud and clear 

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The Paparazzi tried to overtake the Merc, but the fight with the Paparazzi made Henri drive faster. “Could you please slow down Henri? You’re going to have us all killed” Dodi ordered Henri. “Relax, Sir. Let me take you safely off the sight of these Paparazzi” Henri replied and sped faster 

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Ron held the Laser gun close to his camera in such a way that nobody could notice it. He drove his bike close to the Merc and wondered why Henri took a totally inappropriate route all on a sudden. The dark Pont de l'Alma tunnel stood just a few hundred meters from them 

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Jean-Paul Andanson was a skillful driver and a shrewd Paparazzi. No wonder David had chosen him for this particular task. He could afford to lose a Paparazzi instead of blowing up the whole team. He waited about 900 meters from the Tunnel on a white Fiat Uno. As the Black Merc emerged the road, he slowly moved the car. He was puzzled to see a bike following very close to the car and a dozen other bikes heading towards the Tunnel from a distance. He had no time to call his commander and decided to act immediately. He accelerated more to match the speed of the Merc and allowed the car to pass him by his left side to avoid collision with the Motorbike following behind. Both the cars approached the Tunnel at full speed and Jean-Paul saw his speedometer reading to jump above 90Kmph 

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Trevor was sure the car would crash any moment and he held to his seat tightly. Suddenly the Fiat Uno overtook the Merc from behind and brushed the sides of the car. At the same time Ron was aiming Dodi’s eyes with his Laser gun pointed through his Camera. He was ready to push the trigger and when he aimed at Dodi’s eyes, Henri lost balance due to the sudden collision with the Uno from the sideways. The car turned the car and almost hit the motorbike. Ron realized the car was about to hit him and in a reflex, he forcibly applied breaks to slow down the bike but lost his balance and rolled from the bike and the trigger was pulled. It hit the right front tire of the Merc. Combat1 immediately passed the message to Jeanne-Pierre for which Jeanne-Pierre pressed the remote control which turned the lights off inside the tunnel. 

Meanwhile Jean-Paul crossed the Merc and Combat5 dropped the Bomb It exploded with a huge noise between his car and the Merc. Henri was shocked by the sudden explosion and tried to control the already swiveling car and applied the brakes. The car made one full rotation before it hit one of the pillars. The first hit was on the front left side where Henri was sitting and then it banged its rear against the wall of the tunnel and came to halt. There was smoke everywhere. The tunnel went dark and the other Paparazzi looked puzzled. Some of them went on to help Ron stand up who looked terribly injured. Combat5 who was hiding behind one of the boulders inside the tunnel came out in a flash and went straight towards the car. The car’s horn kept honking as Henri’s bleeding head was lying on the steering wheel unconsciously. 

He immediately took the syringe containing alcohol and injected on the driver’s neck. He took one good look at the co-passenger sitting next to Henri. He was not badly hit and was trying to unbutton his seat belt and failed to notice Combat5. Combat5 checked the back seat where Diana was still moving her arms stretching out for some help and there was hardly any movement from the guy who was sitting next to her. He immediately rushed to the other end of the Tunnel to join Jeanne-Pierre. Soon, the paparazzi rushed towards the car and took pictures of the already dead driver Henri, the fatally wounded Dodi Fayed and Diana and the least injured Trevor. “Oh my god!!! Oh my god!!!” Diana kept repeating. Nobody dared to call up the paramedics. Frederic Mailliez, a French doctor who was returning from his duty stopped the car seeing the accident. He checked for survivors and rushed back to his car and called the emergency service. By the time he reached back the Merc, a fireman was attending to the person seated next to the Driver. He went to the back of the car to attend the woman and recognized her to be Princess Diana. 

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