Yemen: 6 year old dying boy’s plea "Don't bury me,"

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BBC News

"DON'T BURY ME"

A dying boy’s plea that became an iconic message for peace

A video of a young Yemeni boy lying on a hospital bed being treated for injuries from flying shrapnel has had over 50,000 views on Facebook - and has become a moving symbol of the human cost of the war in his country.

Warning: this article contains a distressing image.

The video shows 6-year-old Fareed Shawky pleading in a soft voice to doctors. "Don't bury me," he says as tears stream down his face.

He had sustained injuries to his head and other parts of his body and was suffering from internal bleeding, after being struck with shrapnel after a missile attack by Houthi rebels. Parts of Yemen are also being bombed from the air by a Saudi-led coalition.

The video, which viewers should be warned shows a number of distressing images, can be watched here. A few days after it was taken, Fareed Shawky died. Since then his plaintive appeal for life has trended on social media. And now thousands of Yemenis online are using his words to appeal for an end to the conflict.

"Just like young Aylan [Kurdi's] death encapsulated the tragedy of the Syrian people, Fareed's plea not to be buried encapsulates the tragedy of the Yemeni people," wrote a Yemeni activist on Facebook.

Another Yemeni wrote: "To my child that I never had: You will thank me for not having you my dear. This is not a good place for you, trust me. I'm not as strong as your grandmother and all the bedtime stories I know now are about war, death, crazy people and a lost home."

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WARS KILL INNOCENT CHILDREN