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The silence at Gaddafi during Asma's funeral was a reminder of what losing a champion sounds like
The funeral was scheduled for 3pm. On a regular day, the Gaddafi Stadium is about a 12-minute drive away. We left at exactly 1:45pm. It was everyone’s last chance to see her. Obviously, the traffic would be terrible.
We got as close as we could to the stadium gates in our car, and then started making our way into the crowd on foot. The ambulance carrying her wasn’t too far away. It moved slowly, aware of the gravity of the woman it was driving.
Asma Jahangir passed away suddenly on Sunday, 11th of February. She had turned 66 about two weeks ago. Her daughter has confirmed it was a heart attack.