Drowned Syrian child identified

According to Turkish media, the 3-year-old found washed up a beach in Turkey this week is named Aylan Kurdi.

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On Wednesday morning, the body of a drowned Syrian child, washed ashore of of the Turkish beaches, where it was found by a government official.

Photos of him with his brother, Galip, 5 (who also reportedly drowned) and his father, Abdullah Kurdi, has been provided identifying the child.

Kurdi said his wife, their mother, also drowned with them.

May their souls rest in peace.

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