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Harrowing video shows boy saving girl from sniper fire in Syria
nypost.com ^ | november 11, 2014 | chris perez

Posted on 11/12/2014 4:33:06 PM PST by lowbridge

A young boy is being hailed a Syrian superhero after he was caught on film appearing to dodge a swarm of bullets in order to save a little girl pinned down by a sniper.

Harrowing video footage posted to YouTube on Monday by the activist Shaam News Network channel shows the boy, no older than 10, making a mad dash for the girl, who is cowering behind an old, burned-out truck in the middle of a street.

The rescue appears to take a turn for the worse as the youngster drops to the ground when it looks like he’s been blasted by incoming bullets. But apparently the boy was just playing possum and waiting for the perfect opportunity to make a run for it.

He rushes to the girl, grabs her by the hand and takes off back the way he came — ducking and dodging another shower of bullets. Amazingly, the two manage to make it out of the danger zone safely.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: syria; terrorism
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1 posted on 11/12/2014 4:33:06 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

He loved her that much!


2 posted on 11/12/2014 4:40:50 PM PST by WellyP (question!)
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To: lowbridge; WellyP

He could end up a US Marine if he wanted.


3 posted on 11/12/2014 4:49:23 PM PST by SandRat (<Duty - Hon/sarcor - Country! What else needs sGoog evening Lauren... aid?)
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To: lowbridge

What possible reason could a “sniper” have for pinning down a little girl or shooting at a boy taking her to safety?


4 posted on 11/12/2014 4:50:27 PM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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To: lowbridge

Shooting at little kids? There ain’t much more lower they can get.


5 posted on 11/12/2014 4:50:57 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: Rodamala

A lot of children are still being raped and murdered by terrorists.


6 posted on 11/12/2014 4:53:42 PM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: lowbridge

Sheesh! Shooting at children and praising their allah! What barbarians.


7 posted on 11/12/2014 4:54:18 PM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2016; I pray we make it that long.)
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To: PubliusMM

Central Damacus is under continual mortar fire. These idiots let their kids play on the playgrounds in the middle of a war. A playground got hit today and 15 boys died. These parents are insane.


8 posted on 11/12/2014 5:02:42 PM PST by bunkerhill7 ("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione.")
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To: RightOnTheBorder
What possible reason could a “sniper” have for pinning down a little girl

Bait.
Expecting an adult to come to the rescue, and then take them.
Got surprised and beat by the little boy, though (smaller target, moves faster).

9 posted on 11/12/2014 5:09:56 PM PST by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: RightOnTheBorder

Muslim death loved is my bet.


10 posted on 11/12/2014 5:14:04 PM PST by piytar (No government has ever wanted its people to be defenseless for any good reason.)
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To: piytar

Lover*


11 posted on 11/12/2014 5:14:27 PM PST by piytar (No government has ever wanted its people to be defenseless for any good reason.)
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To: Enterprise

I unfortunately saw a picture here on FR of a little girl wearing a pretty dress, her head was cut off and not in the picture.

Heaven help these children.


12 posted on 11/12/2014 5:27:15 PM PST by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: lowbridge

That’s not a boy, that’s a man.


13 posted on 11/12/2014 5:27:27 PM PST by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothings)
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To: lowbridge

A torrent of pretty explicit abuse just poured from my mouth on seeing some Muslim POS sniper firing at little kids.

May he be tied down so that pigs and jackals can feast upon his private parts.


14 posted on 11/12/2014 5:27:45 PM PST by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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To: Rodamala
Yeah, well; this story is useless without knowing who's doing the shooting. No doubt they're beasts who deserve to be put down like rabid dogs.

I suspect the media's protecting their identities because they're the same sainted rebels we need to support.

15 posted on 11/12/2014 5:34:04 PM PST by stormhill
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To: lowbridge
Serpentine, Achmed, serpentine!

-PJ

16 posted on 11/12/2014 5:54:17 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: lowbridge

Similar sniper attacks happened in the Yugoslavian war and no side seemed immune from the hatred! Remember the 2 young lovers in Sarajevo near the bridge! That was only one of many similar incidents including children. These current ISIS dogs seem a lot worse though!


17 posted on 11/12/2014 5:58:55 PM PST by melsec (There's a track, winding back, to an old forgotten shack along the road to Gundagai..)
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To: lowbridge

Almost certainly they were Christians trying to get away from the terrorists (otherwise known as US allies). Glad they survived this...and they were very lucky, being infidels.


18 posted on 11/12/2014 6:01:34 PM PST by BobL (Don't forget - Today's Russians learn math WITHOUT calculators.)
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To: BobL

If those two children were Christians, then we know that God, the true God of our fathers, did a miracle this day.

Sometimes He chooses not to take credit.

As for those jackals trying to kill two innocents, may God bring vengeance upon their damn-ed souls!


19 posted on 11/12/2014 6:23:01 PM PST by elcid1970 ("I am a radicalized infidel.")
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To: lowbridge

I’m sorry to say, but in this day and age: i’ll believe video once it gets verified. Verified several times over a period of time.


20 posted on 11/12/2014 6:49:37 PM PST by Noamie
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