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Visual of Syrian photographer carrying injured child goes viral

THE ASIAN AGE
Published : Apr 20, 2017, 6:36 pm IST
Updated : Apr 20, 2017, 7:38 pm IST

The photographer can be seen breaking down next to a child's charred body.

The photographer is being praised on social media (Photo: Twitter)
 The photographer is being praised on social media (Photo: Twitter)

The situation fueled by horrifying violence in Syria doesn't seem to be changing soon and is deteriorating further after chemical attacks on civilians and bombing by US in response. Meanwhile terrorist organisations like the Islamic State continue to target innocent people in ghastly bombings.

Heartbreaking images like that of Aylan Kurdi and Omran Daqneesh have shaken the internet in the past years, as journalists continue to bring out the suffering of innocent civilians. Now another image of a photographer putting humanity first to save children during a suicide bombing is spreading hope on the internet.

 

The image garnered praise on social media and was followed  by another where the same photographer can be seen overwhelmed by emotions and breaking down in front of a child’s charred body.

 

His actions garnered a lot of appreciation on social media as people went on to call him a hero.

 

 

The incident took place after a bomb attacks on buses killed 126 people and the photographer was identified as Abd Alkader Habak who told CNN that the sight of children crying out was so horrifying that him and fellow photographers decided to put cameras aside and help them.

Tags: viral story, syrian war, bombing, photographer