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Diana inquest told of aftermath Diana inquest told of aftermath
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Witnesses to the aftermath of the crash which killed Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed have given evidence at the inquest into their deaths.Witnesses to the aftermath of the crash which killed Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed have given evidence at the inquest into their deaths.
Antonio Lopes-Borges and his passenger Ana Simao arrived at the Pont d'Alma tunnel shortly after midnight on 31 August 1997. Antonio Lopes-Borges and his passenger Ana Simao arrived at the Pont de l'Alma tunnel shortly after midnight on 31 August 1997.
Speaking via videolink from a French court, Mr Lopes-Borges said he thought there had been a terrorist attack.Speaking via videolink from a French court, Mr Lopes-Borges said he thought there had been a terrorist attack.
Ms Simao said she saw two photographers taking pictures at the crash scene.Ms Simao said she saw two photographers taking pictures at the crash scene.
'Hurry''Hurry'
The inquest had resumed in London after the jurors returned from two days in Paris, where they visited the Pont d'Alma and the Ritz Hotel, where the couple dined before the crash. The inquest had resumed in London after the jurors returned from two days in Paris, where they visited the Pont de l'Alma and the Ritz Hotel, where the couple dined before the crash.
Mr Lopes-Borges told the Royal Courts of Justice he saw the crashed Mercedes in the tunnel and was asked to stop by a man who told him there was going to be an explosion.Mr Lopes-Borges told the Royal Courts of Justice he saw the crashed Mercedes in the tunnel and was asked to stop by a man who told him there was going to be an explosion.
He said: "There was first the car and there was a guy, he looked like an Egyptian, and he told us to go back because there is going to be an explosion.He said: "There was first the car and there was a guy, he looked like an Egyptian, and he told us to go back because there is going to be an explosion.
"As we had already had terrorist attacks in Paris, I thought it could be a terrorist attack and I believed we could have an explosion there.""As we had already had terrorist attacks in Paris, I thought it could be a terrorist attack and I believed we could have an explosion there."
There were young people arriving from the other lane...and they were on the car trying to open the doors Eyewitness Ana SimaoThere were young people arriving from the other lane...and they were on the car trying to open the doors Eyewitness Ana Simao
Mr Lopes-Borges, a Portuguese national living in France, recalled seeing a photographer at the scene, with another arriving later.Mr Lopes-Borges, a Portuguese national living in France, recalled seeing a photographer at the scene, with another arriving later.
When asked by Edmund Lawson QC, for the Metropolitan Police: "Did either of the photographers do anything to help the people in the crashed car?", Mr Lopes-Borges replied: "No."When asked by Edmund Lawson QC, for the Metropolitan Police: "Did either of the photographers do anything to help the people in the crashed car?", Mr Lopes-Borges replied: "No."
He recalled seeing a "big German car" at traffic lights near the tunnel and that it sped off when the lights changed.He recalled seeing a "big German car" at traffic lights near the tunnel and that it sped off when the lights changed.
"I saw that the car went very fast and other cars followed", he said."I saw that the car went very fast and other cars followed", he said.
'Making a movie''Making a movie'
He told the jury three or four dark-coloured cars and a white 4x4, which had bumped his car earlier at the traffic lights, followed the Mercedes "at the same speed" towards the tunnel but he did not see them when he reached the tunnel. "Everybody was in a hurry," he said.He told the jury three or four dark-coloured cars and a white 4x4, which had bumped his car earlier at the traffic lights, followed the Mercedes "at the same speed" towards the tunnel but he did not see them when he reached the tunnel. "Everybody was in a hurry," he said.
Traffic was stopped for the jurors' visit to the tunnelTraffic was stopped for the jurors' visit to the tunnel
He added that he had seen pedestrians but no motorcycles in the tunnel.He added that he had seen pedestrians but no motorcycles in the tunnel.
He also denied telling a friend after the event that he thought there had been an assassination.He also denied telling a friend after the event that he thought there had been an assassination.
Ms Simao told the jury she thought somebody was "making a movie" when she saw the crash scene. She said she saw two photographers "taking pictures" at the scene.Ms Simao told the jury she thought somebody was "making a movie" when she saw the crash scene. She said she saw two photographers "taking pictures" at the scene.
When asked how close to the car they were, she replied: "They were on the car."When asked how close to the car they were, she replied: "They were on the car."
She said it was very noisy in the tunnel and traffic had not stopped in the other lane.She said it was very noisy in the tunnel and traffic had not stopped in the other lane.
She added: "There were young people arriving from the other lane, the other way, and they were on the car trying to open the doors." The inquest is expected to last six months.She added: "There were young people arriving from the other lane, the other way, and they were on the car trying to open the doors." The inquest is expected to last six months.