(7 May 2025)
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Vatican City – 7 May 2025
1. Wide of St. Peter’s Square with a police car
2. Wide of St. Peter’s Basilica dome
3. Various of military officers, one of them carrying a special anti-drone weapon
4. Various of security controls to enter the square
5. Wide of Via della Conciliazione that leads up to the square
6. Mid of police van and crowd
7. Various of vans
8. Various of police checkpoint
9. Wide of military officers with special anti-drone weapon and square in the background
10. Close of military officers with weapon and binoculars
11. Various of police officers walking towards square
12. Close of dome
STORYLINE:
Security tightened in Vatican City on Wednesday ahead of the beginning of the Conclave which is expected to draw thousands of people to St. Peter’s Square.
Police and military officers were stationed in and around the area.
Some officers were seen carrying special anti-drone weapons as others inspected the crowd as they entered.
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, a successor to Pope Francis.
Pope Francis died in April at the age of 88.
The cardinals from 70 countries will vote in secret and silence in a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside influence.
They will surrender their cellphones and airwaves around the Vatican will be jammed to prevent them from all communication until they find a new leader for the 1.4 billion-member church.
AP Video by Francesco Sportelli and Helena Alves
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