Egyptian photographer captures moment sniper turns on him
Ahmed Samir Assem's last video of army sniper that shot him dead
■ Digital Journal: Egyptian photojournalist captures the moment of his own death - An Egyptian photojournalist caught his own death on camera. The video shows grainy footage of an Egyptian soldier taking aim, and then shooting him dead.
■ The shocking footage was captured by Ahmed Samir Assem, a 26-year-old photojournalist, on Monday, as he took photos outside the Republican Guard building in Cairo. While grainy and unclear, it is still possible to watch the Egyptian soldier firing his gun, and then finally aiming and shooting at Assem, just as the footage ends.
■ Some believe that the Republican Guard building in Cairo is where ousted president Mohamed Morsi is being held, which is why Assem was on the scene. However, he ended up being one of at least 51 people killed when security forces opened fire on a large crowd grouped outside the building, apparently some of whom were knelt for prayers. Assem was a freelance photographer, working for Egypt's Al-Horia Wa Al-Adala newspaper.