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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

AP Photos: Syrians stuck in Greece share memories from home

[In this Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 photo, Henef Slu, 37, a Syrian refugee from Aleppo's northern district of Sheikh Maqsud, holds a photograph of his wedding day, from the window of his shelter in Ritsona refugee camp, Greece. "It was the most beautiful day of my life the day I married my wife Nadima, we had a lot of guests, family and friends, this photograph was the only thing we carried with us from home." Henef said. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)]THESSALONKI, Greece (AP) — They fled their homes in war-torn Syria with only what they could carry on their backs. Then many were forced to leave even those bags on the shores of Turkey as they embarked on short but dangerous boat across the Aegean Sea to Greece. The one thing they managed to keep with them was photographs.


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