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Drowned Syrian toddlers father wept over French cartoon
http://news.yahoo.com/drowned-syrian-toddlers-father-wept-over-french-cartoon-204103303.html
Abdullah Kurdi, father of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi who drowned off
Turkey, stands in front of his neighbour's house on September 6, 2015 in
Kobane (AFP Photo/Yasin Akgul)
Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - The father of a drowned Syrian toddler wept when he
saw a cartoon depicting his son as an adult involved in sexual
harassment, and said Saturday that the family is "in shock."
"When I saw the picture, I cried," Abdullah Kurdi told AFP by telephone,
adding: "My family is still in shock."
He also said in a written statement that the cartoon in French satirical
magazine Charlie Hebdo was "inhuman and immoral" and as bad as the
actions of the "war criminals and terrorists" who have caused widespread
death and displacement in Syria and elsewhere.
Abdullah's three-year-old son Aylan's body was photographed lying face
down on a Turkish beach after he drowned on the crossing to Greece, a
bleak image that helped focus international attention on the plight of
refugees making the perilous journey to Europe.
Aylan's four-year-old brother and his mother also died in the accident.
Charlie Hebdo ran a cartoon depicting Aylan as a man chasing after a
woman with a caption asking: "What would have become of small Aylan if
he grew up?"
"Someone who gropes asses in Germany," it said, alluding to a rash of
crime targeting women at New Year's festivities in Cologne that has been
blamed on migrants.
The Charlie Hebdo drawing has triggered sharp criticism on social
networks while Aylan's relatives in Canada expressed "disgust".
The magazine, contacted Thursday by AFP, declined to comment
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