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Daily Mirror 17/2/14 – Four-year-old boy pictured alone in DESERT after fleeing Syria for Jordan
‘A four-year-old boy separated from his family while fleeing Syria has been found crossing the desert alone.
Clutching a plastic bag containing his possessions, Marwan makes his way across the border into Jordan.
The brave youngster was helped by United Nations staff who managed to reunite him with his worried family.’
Independent 18/02/14 – Syria crisis: Image of four-year-old boy Marwan crossing into Jordan captures plight of refugees
‘The United Nations refugee agency has been forced to clarify its position on a series of photos showing people crossing the desert into neighbouring Jordan, after one appeared to show a four-year-old boy making the journey alone.
The little boy, named Marwan, was just one of around 1,000 refugees making the long and difficult journey to escape the war-torn country, and was temporarily separated from the rest of his family during the “chaos and confusion” of the border crossing itself.
Marwan was carried across into Jordan by officials with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – and was reunited with his mother around 10 minutes later.’
