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Two men in court in Turkey over death of Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi Two men in court in Turkey over death of Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi
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Two suspected people smugglers have gone on trial in Turkey charged with causing the death of a Syrian toddler, the picture of whose body washed up on a beach shocked the world.Two suspected people smugglers have gone on trial in Turkey charged with causing the death of a Syrian toddler, the picture of whose body washed up on a beach shocked the world.
The trial of Syrian nationals Muwafaka Alabash and Asem Alfrhad opened at the criminal court in Bodrum on Thursday, the Dogan news agency reported. If convicted, they face up to 35 years in prison.The trial of Syrian nationals Muwafaka Alabash and Asem Alfrhad opened at the criminal court in Bodrum on Thursday, the Dogan news agency reported. If convicted, they face up to 35 years in prison.
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The pair are accused of smuggling migrants and causing the deaths of five people, including three-year-old Alan Kurdi, his five-year-old brother, Galip, and the boys’ mother, Rihan.The pair are accused of smuggling migrants and causing the deaths of five people, including three-year-old Alan Kurdi, his five-year-old brother, Galip, and the boys’ mother, Rihan.
The victims were among a million people who last year sought to cross the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece, a EU member. The victims were among a million people who last year sought to cross the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece, an EU member.
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The photograph of Alan face down in the sand on a Turkish beach shocked public opinion in Europe and to a certain extent prompted greater action from EU leaders. The photograph of Alan face down in the sand on a Turkish beach shocked public opinion in Europe and to an extent prompted greater action from EU leaders.
Dogan reported that his father, Abdullah Kurdi, who survived the boat sinking, is also on trial in absentia over his role in the disaster. It was not immediately clear what charges he faces.Dogan reported that his father, Abdullah Kurdi, who survived the boat sinking, is also on trial in absentia over his role in the disaster. It was not immediately clear what charges he faces.
Kurdi, from the mainly Kurdish Syrian town of Kobani on the Turkish border, is currently believed to be outside of Turkey. Kurdi, from the mainly Kurdish Syrian town of Kobani on the Turkish border, is currently believed to be outside Turkey.