A man holds her tight after she was shot while peacefully protesting at Talaat Harb. His face filled with grief as she collapses to the ground.* Shaimaa Al-Sabagh a 32-year-old socialist activist was shot dead on the eve of the fourth anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 revolution just meters away from Tahrir Square. Shaimaa and dozens of members of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party (SPAP) had gathered at Talaat Harb with the aim of laying flowers at Tahrir Square, once the symbol of the revolution that attracted millions of youth chanting for bread, liberty and freedom. While social media users and activists have blamed police forces for firing birdshot at Shaimaa, Egypt’s Forensic Authority said this could not be verified. According to Hisham Abdel Hamid, the spokesperson of the Forensic Authority, Shaimaa was shot from eight meters from behind in her back. The spokesperson added that this birdshot is ‘very common’ and is used by ‘many people,’ and that the Forensic Authority cannot confirm who fired the shots. Interior Ministry Spokesman Hany Abdel Latif meanwhile said that the gunshots had been fired by a group of other protesters in the area…
She Wanted To Place A Wreath Of Flowers At Tahrir Square And Was Shot Dead
January 24, 2015
