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Moroccans stage tribute rally to drowned Syrian refugee baby

Protesters adopt the position of the lifeless body of Syrian three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who drowned while fleeing the Syrian war last week, during a tribute rally held in the Moroccan capital Rabat on September 7, 2015. (AFP)

 

In tribute to Aylan Kurdi, a number of Moroccans lay on the ground motionless similar to the three-year-old Syrian boy, whose tiny body washed up on the Turkish shore last week. Aylan’s picture, lying face down with red and blue clothing in the cold surf created a viral media sensation.

Some 30 people took part in the tribute rally which was held on the beach in the Moroccan capital Rabat on Monday.

 

Aylan and his family, from the northern Syrian town of Kobani, were fleeing fierce fighting between Daesh Takfiri terrorists and Kurdish forces.


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