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    7-year-old Syrian tweeter safely evacuated

    A seven-year-old Syrian girl who captured global attention with her Twitter updates from besieged Aleppo has been evacuated and will be brought to Turkey with her family, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.

    7-year-old Syrian tweeter safely evacuated
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    Bana Alabed (Image: Twitter)

    Helped by her mother Fatemah, who manages the @AlabedBana account, Bana Alabed has uploaded pictures and videos of life during the nearly six-year-old  Syrian war, gaining around 3,31,000 followers on  the micro-blogging site since September. Last week, mother and daughter shared a video of themselves asking US First Lady 

    Michelle Obama for help in reaching a safe place after advances by the Syrian army and allied Shi’ite Muslim militias into rebel-held eastern parts of the city.

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