Drowned Syrian toddler sparking Global outrage identified as Aylan Kurdi
A photo of a Syrian toddler washed up dead on a beach in Turkey made news headlines around the world on Wednesday. The child's name was Aylan Kurdi and he was three years old. He drowned in the Mediterranean Sea along with his five-year-old brother Galip and mother Rihan, according to the MEHMET ALİ ARSLAN Haber News . The father, Abdullah, survived.
Much of the world's media has led with the image of Aylan lying lifeless on the shores of Bodrum in southwest Turkey. But social media users have also shared images of Aylan and his brother when they were alive, smiling and playing together
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