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oberliner

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4. Quite a lucky kid

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:13 PM

Aug 2016

He and his family survived.

And now that he is a social media star, he will be given attention that hundreds of thousands of others will never get.

Kids and adults are being killed every day in Aleppo.

Most don't get their picture on Twitter.

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Little boy in Aleppo a vivid reminder of war's horror [View all] left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 OP

The video is heartbreaking. hopeforchange2008 Aug 2016 #1

So sad, I was so moved and heartbroken when i saw it on tv today. SummerSnow Aug 2016 #2

I saw that video today. You just want to go to him and hold him, comfort him, whatever you can do. Arkansas Granny Aug 2016 #3

Quite a lucky kid oberliner Aug 2016 #4