Alan Kurdi’s father hopes to join German rescue ship named after son
20 October 2019 |
11:49 am
The image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, who drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea fleeing the Syrian civil war, caused international outrage. Alan's father now hopes to join the German rescue boat named after his son.
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