Heartbreaking footage emerges of bloodied child after Aleppo airstrike

Video footage of a bloodied and dazed boy has emerged following an airstrike on a building in Aleppo.

Image of the Omran Daqneesh

Image of Omran Daqneesh. Source: Anti-Assad group: Aleppo Media Centre

Syrian opposition activists reported an airstrike on the al-Qaterji neighbourhood in Aleppo late on Wednesday.

Footage obtained by opposition media group Aleppo Media Centre of the attack shows three children covered in dust and blood being pulled from a building hit in the airstrike.

An image of one of the children, Omran Daqneesh, has been shared thousands of times on social media.

 


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