CONF iture, Wizard,
From what information given in the snippet you posted did you get the position of the aircraft as seen in your picture? Pointing the aircraft at a structure is not the same as putting it directly in front of it. It only means that if it moves directly forward (although for an unspecified distance) it will hit that structure. The posted quote implies that it is standard procedure to point it into an open area, in this case here that would be towards south-east.
The information given was not only heard from an unnamed "senior insider", but was also in the Accident Information Telex from AI, which all A340-600 operaters will have received; cf. FCS Explorer's post from 21st November, 12:04CET. The information in said AIT was based on examinaction of the DFDR, and approved for release by the BEA.
Bernd