Neda Agha Soltan. (Update via Ann Curry on twitter)
A young Iranian girl named Neda is shot in the heart by Basij forces from a rooftop in Tehran. It was uploaded to YouTube on Saturday, June 20, 2009.
From the YouTube user who originally posted the video:
The murder of a young Iranian woman by Basij on the streets of Tehran.
“At 19:05 June 20th Place: Karekar Ave., at the corner crossing Khosravi St. and Salehi st. A young woman who was standing aside with her father watching the protests was shot by a basij member hiding on the rooftop of a civilian house. He had clear shot at the girl and could not miss her. However, he aimed straight her heart.
I am a doctor, so I rushed to try to save her. But the impact of the gunshot was so fierce that the bullet had blasted inside the victim’s chest, and she died in less than 2 minutes. The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St.
The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me. Please let the world know.”
Crook’s and Liars posts the following Facebook comment:
Facebook, Faranak Zarrinabadi at 6:18pm June 20 – Khameneie!You called yourself,the father of all orphans of Iran-Iraq war,but here you made a father witness the martyrdom of his daughter,in minutes,in his arms.You took away a mans,but Iran’s daughter.He didnt believe it at first,saying:Neda,dont be afraid,dont be afraid..then when blood covered her face,he came to and cried:Neda,stay..Neda,stay….The doctor who was there was helpless as the shot was in the chest.My dear Neda,you are now loved by all more than ever,my tears are nonstop for you,but you died for Iran to be free and Im proud of you,may you rest in peace in heaven.And you Khameneie,you will certainly pay for this and definitely go to hell!
The only reason I believe this should be posted and seen is because Emmitt Till’s mother threw the casket open.
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Update:
Matthew Weaver has interview with YouTuber who posted the video above on his Audio Boo page. (Atom RSS Feed | Itunes)