Friday, 4 September 2015

Graphic Photos: Father of drowned boys returns home to bury his wife and two sons

Abdullah Kurdi cradles the body of one of his sons who drowned when the boat carrying them capsized

The grief-stricken father of two refugee boys who drowned alongside their mother has buried them in Kobane, as it's revealed 11 relatives were slaughtered by Islamic State militants in the war-torn city.
Aylan, three, his brother Galip, five, and mother Rehan died when their dinghy capsized as they tried to reach the Greek island of Kos in the dead of night.

Today, as their father Abdullah Kurdi accompanied their coffins to Syria, it emerged that 11 members of their family were murdered by terrorists in June. See photos from the burial....

Aylan, Galip and Rehan's coffins lined up in front of a crowd before being buried in the war-torn town of Kobane

Laid to rest: The bodies of Aylan, Galip and Rehan were laid to rest in a cemetery in Kobane, Syria today

Heart-breaking: Abdullah Kurdi says his final goodbyes to his two sons and his wife before they are buried

Abdullah Kurdi mourns at the funeral of his wife and two sons who drowned as they tried to reach Greece




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