WRAP: Kuwait Royal family visit US embassy and Def. Min visits US air base

(15 Sep 2001)
1. Various of Amir Sheikh Jaber Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, Kuwaiti Crown Prince and Prime Minister Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah arriving at U.S embassy greeted by William Munroe - Embassy's Charge d'Affairs
2. Prime Minister Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah signing condolences book
3. Amir Sheikh Jaber Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, Kuwaiti Crown Prince signing condolences book
4. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Amir Sheikh Jaber Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, Kuwaiti Crown Prince
"In my name and in the name of the Kuwaiti people, we came to the American embassy in Kuwait to express our feelings and to deplore these attacks which happened in the United States. We condemn this agression and we stand with the dead and wounded. We are sure that this tragic incident is an act of terrorism, and we condemn in heartily."
5. Amir Sheikh Jaber Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, Kuwaiti Crown Prince and Prime Minister Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah leaving the embassy
6. Various of soldiers inside U.S military base in Kuwait
7. Set up shot of Jaber Mobarak el Sabas, Kuwaiti Defence Minister
8. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Jaber Mobarak el Sabas, Kuwaiti Defence Minister translated to English by Kuwaiti army Chief of Staff Ali Momen
"I'm here to relate to you our condolences for this occasion."
9. Various of Kuwaiti army Chief of Staff Ali Momen greeting U-S soldiers
10. SOUNDBITE (English) U.S soldier
"I can't really speak about our alert status, but I can tell that I will do whatever the President of the United States asks me to do."
11. SOUNDBITE (English) U.S soldier
"I feel that U.S citizens, and all the personnel that are backing them will be able to resolve this issue. It's a sad event for all of us as we've all said, but our prayers go out everyone in the world, everyone that was affected by this tragedy."
12. Exterior of blood bank
13. Close shot of sign of blood bank
14. Wide shot of Kuwaiti citizens giving blood
15. Set up shot of blood donor
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ali Goumaa, donor
"This is the least I can do for the people who saved our country. I will never forget the role the United States played in 1990."
17. Blood donor machine
18. Various Kuwaiti street shots
STORYLINE:
The Kuwaiti Royal family extended its condolences at the American embassy in Kuwait City on Saturday as flags at the embassy continued to fly at half mast.
The Kuwaiti Crown Prince Amir Sheikh Jaber Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah and the Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah were greeted by William Munroe - the Embassy's Charge d'Affairs at the U.S embassy.
Also Saturday, Kuwait's Defence Minister expressed his sorrow for the thousands of victims of the attack on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon during a visit to a US military facility in Kuwait on Saturday.
Jaber Mobarak el Sabas addressed a roomful of U-S soldiers and offered his condolences.
U.S soldiers also spoke of their sadness and said they were ready to follow the President's instructions to take action.
Meanwhile, in another gesture to show support to the U.S, Kuwaiti civilians donated blood to assist survivors of Tuesday's attacks in New York and Washington.
As hopes of finding survivors dwindle - the gesture will probably prove more symbolic than practical.
Donors said they were giving blood as a mark of gratitude for the U.S involvement in the Gulf War after the Iraqi invasion in 1990.

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