They were immediately set upon by the activists, some wielding axes, knives, iron bars and clubs, he said.
When cows died, they were immediately set upon by flocks of vultures that left behind skin for leather merchants and bones for bone collectors.
Dozens of marines were immediately set to work screening the area for landmines, booby traps and unexploded bombs, while others were started clearing the piles of shattered glass from the airport's offices to provide work space and accommodation.
Two of the defendants, Zainudin Zainudinov and Makhach Abdusametov, received three-year sentences, but they were immediately set free under a standing amnesty program for convicts with short sentences.
A number of inquiries were immediately set in motion – one by Birmingham's education department, a second by the Education Funding Agency, the government body responsible for overseeing the financing of the city's schools.
There, they found improperly chilled meats and cheeses that were immediately set aside.
