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08-24-2016, 06:35 PM
London street artist paints heartbreaking tribute to 5-year-old Syrian boy
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LONDON — A street artist has painted an image of Omran Daqneesh, the five-year-old boy whose photo was widely shared on social media (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/syria-boy-photo/) last week after he was injured in Aleppo, Syria, *to help raise awareness of the war's consequences.
SEE ALSO: Devastating cartoon sums up choices for Syrian children (http://mashable.com/2016/08/18/syria-child-photo-cartoon/)
Pegasus, a UK painter k**wn for pieces based on contemporary world issues, completed the following work on Tuesday at King's Cross in London.
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The image is painted on a wall at King's Cross.
Image: pegasus
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Daqneesh sits on building blocks that spell out 'End War'.
Image: pegasus
"When I first saw the images and footage of Omran it broke my heart and I felt compelled to help bring awareness to the devastating consequences of war," Pegasus told Mashable.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/street-art-tribute-omran-daqneesh/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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LONDON — A street artist has painted an image of Omran Daqneesh, the five-year-old boy whose photo was widely shared on social media (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/syria-boy-photo/) last week after he was injured in Aleppo, Syria, *to help raise awareness of the war's consequences.
SEE ALSO: Devastating cartoon sums up choices for Syrian children (http://mashable.com/2016/08/18/syria-child-photo-cartoon/)
Pegasus, a UK painter k**wn for pieces based on contemporary world issues, completed the following work on Tuesday at King's Cross in London.
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/35MjYaugyD8rYKkOOknAQE8i6CI=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F188836%2FNew_Pegasus_art.jpg
The image is painted on a wall at King's Cross.
Image: pegasus
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Daqneesh sits on building blocks that spell out 'End War'.
Image: pegasus
"When I first saw the images and footage of Omran it broke my heart and I felt compelled to help bring awareness to the devastating consequences of war," Pegasus told Mashable.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/street-art-tribute-omran-daqneesh/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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