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Syrian Photographer Stops Shooting To Save Injured Boy, Falls On His Knees After Realizing What Happened (NSFW)
A war photographer’s instinct is to take photographs, regardless of what’s happening in front of the lens. But when a massive explosion took out a convoy of buses filled with evacuees in Syria recently, it wasn’t Abd Alkader Habak’s photographer instinct that kicked in: it was his human instinct that made him put his camera down and pick up a boy badly injured by the blast.
“The scene was horrible — especially seeing children wailing and dying in front of you,” he told CNN. “So I decided along with my colleagues that we’d put our cameras aside and start rescuing injured people.” The blast, which briefly knocked out Habak, reportedly killed 126 people, and although the photographer doesn’t know if the boy survived, he said he was still moving and breathing when he put him in the ambulance. Another photographer caught the brave and selfless moment on camera, and later another picture was taken of Habak crying on his knees beside the body of another young victim. “I was overcome with emotion,” he said “What I and my colleagues witnessed is indescribable.” Be warned that some of the following images are graphic.
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Skor Pidius 8 years ago
It was a human who build the bombs, it was a human who sold the bombs, it was a human who command to throw this bombs, it was a human who released the bombs. There are humans with the power to stop the bombs. But they are not willing to do so, because of money, faith and ignorance. I cry inside for every useless dying human and I scream inside for every killed child, who never choose a side.
Wombat34 8 years ago
Good point. It's interesting that 'humane' is a synonym for 'compassionate'.
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lazy panda 8 years ago
There ya go, Isabella. Try to be cute on a post that has dead children. Such classy thing you are.
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John L 8 years ago
Even in the most inhumane situations, there are always those who's humanity rises above all else.
Nadine 8 years ago
Breaks my heart to pieces. As long as there are people profiting from the weapon industry, they will keep feeding wars. Boils down to money
Lexi Howard 8 years ago
ok why are we all playing this stupid blame game when we all know it's not just one persons fault that started all this mess
Long Joan Silver 8 years ago
You do have a valid point. A lot of world leaders have a lot to answer for. I would like to ask them, by harming innocent human beings, what are these cruel humans trying to achieve?
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Alice P 8 years ago
did you konw this terrible attack happend to people who were under blockade of Opponents of the Bashar Assad Regime? when they were evacating their villages? I don't like Bashar Assad too but it's totally wierd how news station tell stories. I hope eventually this terrible civil war end.
Lua boots 8 years ago
We have to stop this... we can stop that non sense :( We are the people...we are the working class...we are legion against 10 on top commanding on us...we have to move... we can't wait and just see... politicians and kings, one day, soon i hope, WE WILL FINISH THESE NIGHTMARES you are provoking... POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!!
Jace 8 years ago
I don't know how more photographers and journalists in these kinds of situations DON'T break down crying. The human animal's best potential trait is empathy, but it seems to be a very rare trait.
Maureen Heartwood 8 years ago
Photographers who work in these kinds of environments have very high levels of stress, PTSD, depression, burnout and suicide. They are affected. They also have a needed job to do - what does not get documented is very easy to deny.
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Skor Pidius 8 years ago
It was a human who build the bombs, it was a human who sold the bombs, it was a human who command to throw this bombs, it was a human who released the bombs. There are humans with the power to stop the bombs. But they are not willing to do so, because of money, faith and ignorance. I cry inside for every useless dying human and I scream inside for every killed child, who never choose a side.
Wombat34 8 years ago
Good point. It's interesting that 'humane' is a synonym for 'compassionate'.
Load More Replies... lazy panda 8 years ago
There ya go, Isabella. Try to be cute on a post that has dead children. Such classy thing you are.
Load More Replies... John L 8 years ago
Even in the most inhumane situations, there are always those who's humanity rises above all else.
Nadine 8 years ago
Breaks my heart to pieces. As long as there are people profiting from the weapon industry, they will keep feeding wars. Boils down to money
Lexi Howard 8 years ago
ok why are we all playing this stupid blame game when we all know it's not just one persons fault that started all this mess
Long Joan Silver 8 years ago
You do have a valid point. A lot of world leaders have a lot to answer for. I would like to ask them, by harming innocent human beings, what are these cruel humans trying to achieve?
Load More Replies... Alice P 8 years ago
did you konw this terrible attack happend to people who were under blockade of Opponents of the Bashar Assad Regime? when they were evacating their villages? I don't like Bashar Assad too but it's totally wierd how news station tell stories. I hope eventually this terrible civil war end.
Lua boots 8 years ago
We have to stop this... we can stop that non sense :( We are the people...we are the working class...we are legion against 10 on top commanding on us...we have to move... we can't wait and just see... politicians and kings, one day, soon i hope, WE WILL FINISH THESE NIGHTMARES you are provoking... POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!!
Jace 8 years ago
I don't know how more photographers and journalists in these kinds of situations DON'T break down crying. The human animal's best potential trait is empathy, but it seems to be a very rare trait.
Maureen Heartwood 8 years ago
Photographers who work in these kinds of environments have very high levels of stress, PTSD, depression, burnout and suicide. They are affected. They also have a needed job to do - what does not get documented is very easy to deny.
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