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How Asma was killed
Tuesday, 20 August 2013 17:55
One of the last things Asmaa said was: "Persist, victory will come soon. Do not leave the revolution to the army."
This was Asmaa Al-Beltaji's commandment the moment she was murdered, sources close to her say.
She was the daughter of the Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Al-Beltaji.
Asmaa stood next to her mother to aid victims at Rabea Al Adaweya square in Cairo during the army's operation to disperse the sit-in there by force last Wednesday.
Due to her young age Asmaa, who was 17-years old, accompanied her mother. But her attitude and dreams reflected maturity. She continued to aid the injured until a treacherous bullet killed her.
Minutes before 10.30 Cairo time (8.30 GMT) on Wednesday morning, 14 August, Asmaa fell next to Rabea Al Adawiya podium when a sniper shot her in the chest and the back. This led to her death within a few minutes.
French features and Egyptian mind
Asmaa had angelic features. She had simple features or "French quiet" features as her friends had always told her. Her heart and mind were a hundred percent Egyptian. She showed revolutionary, intellectual maturity in spite of her young age. She participated in all demonstrations since the revolution of January 2011, whether organised by the Brotherhood or not.
Ethar Yousef, Asmaa's best friend remembers the "Baby of Rabaa Al Adawiya," and said to the Anadolu news agency that "Asmaa has encouraged me to always participate in the demonstrations even if they did not involve the Muslim Brotherhood because she believed the real danger is the return of military rule. Asmaa participated in the demonstration of Mohamed Mahmoud in Cairo in December 2011, and treated the wounded and injured."
The Brotherhood refused to participate in the demonstrations against the ruling junta at the time, and described those who participated in the demonstrations as "thugs."
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Ethar explained: "Asmaa convinced me to participate in those events and told me it is important to stand against the return of the military, even if the Muslim Brotherhood did not do so."...
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Many political forces, despite their different orientations, mourned Asmaa. The socialist leader Jihan Shaaban said about her "she was always present with us and was in the events of Mohamed Mahmoud at the centre of socialist studies with my daughter and girls their age to help the wounded and the demonstrators."..
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