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The miraculous moment that a child is rescued from underneath rubble in the Syrian town
of Aleppo.
The unverified video, posted on to a social media website by Syrian activists opposed
to the al-Assad regime, purports to show a group of men using their hands to unearth
the toddler.
They were reportedly first alerted to cries from the helpless youngster, with the group
managing to move sand and rocks to free his upper body.
And while he initially appears unconscious, the child then wakes up and can be seen rubbing
dust from his eyes before being freed from the rubble.
Fighting between rebel and pro-Assad forces is continuing in the country as peace talks
take place in Geneva.