Unbelievable Video: Did This Photojournalist Capture Footage of His Own Death?

A photojournalist covering unrest in Cairo, Egypt, may have documented the moment of his own death on video, CNN reports.

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Ahmed Assem El-Senousy was taking photos of bloody clashes in Cairo streets last Monday, CNN reports, when he began capturing video footage of a what appears to be a soldier shooting from a nearby rooftop:

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Suddenly the rifle is turned to the left...

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...then seems to point directly at El-Senousy:

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A split second later the video image collapses in what looks like a live camera fumbling and dropping.

An autopsy confirmed that a bullet went through El-Senousy's face, CNN reported.

His tearful mother said, "I tell him it's very dangerous...and every time he said, 'If I die about the truth I welcome death.'"

Here's the shocking video from CNN:

This story has been updated to reflect the rifle shooter as a possible soldier rather than a sniper.

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