Heartbreaking photo of a dazed young boy draws attention to Aleppo
 

Heartbreaking photo of a dazed young boy draws attention to Aleppo
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He sits in the back of an ambulance apparently unaware of the blood covering his face.*

Dazed, dusty and confused, it takes several seconds for five-year-old Omran Daqneesh to put his hand to his head to check the wound he sustained during ongoing fighting in Aleppo, Syria.

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His photo, and video of him being loaded into the emergency vehicle, was shared widely on social media Wednesday as the human toll of the conflict was thrown again into stark relief.

Raf Sanchez, a correspondent for the Telegraph, shared his image on Twitter. Read more...

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