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Drowned migrant boy Alan Kurdi is buried in Syria | |
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The bodies of drowned Syrian boy Alan Kurdi and his family have been buried the Syria town of Kobane after being taken across the Turkish border. | |
Alan's father was allowed to enter Kurdish-controlled Kobane from Turkey with the coffin of his three-year-old. | |
The boy's mother and older brother have also been buried. | |
Pictures of the child's lifeless body on a beach in Turkey sparked worldwide outrage at the plight of people fleeing the war in Syria to get to Europe. | Pictures of the child's lifeless body on a beach in Turkey sparked worldwide outrage at the plight of people fleeing the war in Syria to get to Europe. |
A convoy of vehicles with the bodies crossed into Kobane from the Turkish border town of Suruc, officials say. | A convoy of vehicles with the bodies crossed into Kobane from the Turkish border town of Suruc, officials say. |
Alan drowned along with his five-year-old brother Galip and his mother Rehan while trying to reach the Greek island of Kos. | Alan drowned along with his five-year-old brother Galip and his mother Rehan while trying to reach the Greek island of Kos. |
Alan's father Abdullah said that shortly after their boat left Turkey it was hit by waves and the captain swam off. His family drowned despite his desperate efforts to save them. | Alan's father Abdullah said that shortly after their boat left Turkey it was hit by waves and the captain swam off. His family drowned despite his desperate efforts to save them. |
Images of Alan's body being recovered from a beach near Bodrum caused an outpouring of sympathy for the plight of those fleeing Syria's civil war and criticism of European governments for not doing enough to answer the crisis. | Images of Alan's body being recovered from a beach near Bodrum caused an outpouring of sympathy for the plight of those fleeing Syria's civil war and criticism of European governments for not doing enough to answer the crisis. |
Thousands of migrants have died this year trying to reach Europe by sea. | Thousands of migrants have died this year trying to reach Europe by sea. |