ABC Describes Woodruff Bomb Tape

ABC News officials have reviewed the videotapes made by Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt in the moments before the insurgent attack on their patrol. ABCNews.com reports:

“Shortly before the attack, Woodruff and Vogt were riding in an Iraqi armored vehicle with two video cameras — one in Vogt’s hands, the other attached to the front of the vehicle. They were riding through the Al Mushada neighborhood, north of Baghdad. Woodruff stood in one of the rear hatches, with his legs inside the vehicle. Vogt sat on the ledge of a hatch. Both wore protective gear — helmets and body armor. Shortly before the attack, Woodruff shot a stand-up, in which a reporter talks to the camera.”

“We’re on patrol with the Iraqi 9th Division,” Woodruff said to the camera. “There’s only one mechanized division in the entire Iraqi Army. They say the insurgents are particularly afraid of this group, and they patrol up and down the main corridor north of Baghdad.”

“In the seconds just before the blast, Vogt was shooting pictures of an Iraqi soldier. The last thing seen on the first tape is the camera panning down and the picture turning black. On the other camera, the last image is of tape glitches, and then black. It is likely the force of the blast disabled both cameras. Nothing else can be seen or heard on either tape.”