Syrian Boys Body was Moved Before Photos were Taken

An investigation by AGnews has discovered that the photo of a drowned 3 year old Syrian boy whose body was discovered washed up on a beach off Turkey, was moved for a better photo opportunity.

The first photo can be seen here and clearly shows an officer/photographer moving the boys body.

The second photo, The one spread by western media shows 3 year old Aylan laying face down further along the beach.

Numerous images have arisen and this rose suspicion among many people. One showed the body laying horizontally in the water and the most recent spread around was the boy laying vertically face down in the sand.

This is a sad and disgusting event, it is even more so when it is learnt photographers purposely moved the body so to incite emotion.

The photos were taken by State Run media agency Anadolu Agency who did not reply when asked to comment on this story.

Aylan and his father and brother had been attempting to escape Turkey by crossing the Mediterranean into Europe to reach Canada, when, in a series of horrific events, he ended up drowning along with his brother. It is believed Aylans father, had made two previous attempts to escape to the Greek Island of Kos before his attempt to make it to Europe. Kurdi’s father arranged a third attempt because he needed new teeth which were too expensive for him in Turkey

Update: A close up of the soles of both shoes has found they are different boys. Although we were wrong on this occasion and quick to the conclusion it is always good to remain vigilant and open minded.

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