Haunting Photo of Boy Injured in Syria Airstrike Goes Viral

A haunting photograph of a bloodied young boy injured in a devasting airstrike in the Syrian city of Aleppo has captured the attention of people around the world as it circulates through traditional and social media channels. Syrian opposition activists released a photo of a boy, looking stunned and exhausted as he sat in an orange chair of an ambulance with his face covered with blood and dust. A physician in Aleppo, Osama Abu al-Ezz, identified the boy Thursday as 5-year-old Omran...

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