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Photograph of three-year-old Syrian refugee seen as 'tipping point' in Europe's migrant crisis

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(Image credit: Tima Kurdi)

The emotive image of a three-year-old Syrian refugee washed up on a beach in Turkey has been compared to other "tipping point" photographs in human tragedies such as the Sudan famine and the Vietnam War.

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