Viral Photo of 4-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Creates Media Frenzy

A heartbreaking photo of a 4-year-old Syrian refugee traveling alone through the desert made a stir online Monday

First tweeted by Andrew Harper, the United Nations' refugee agency (UNHCR) representative in Jordan, surfaced on Sunday, the image shows a small boy carrying a plastic bag full of belongings. The tweet said the little boy, whom Harper identifies as Marwan, was alone "temporarily" while traveling with family to the Jordanian border

Here 4 year old Marwan, who was temporarily separated from his family, is assisted by UNHCR staff to cross #Jordan pic.twitter.com/w4s2mrNnMY

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