BEIRUT — The brother of a wounded Syrian boy who gained international attention has died three days after suffering serious injuries in an air raid on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, opposition activists said Sunday. Syrian activists released haunting footage showing Ali’s brother Omran Daqneesh, 5, rescued from a partially destroyed building in the aftermath of the airstrike late Wednesday. RelatedA man who said he was the doctor who treated Ali, told The Aleppo Media Center, an activist collective, that the boy suffered chest wounds, broken ribs and internal injuries. “His general conditions were bad,” said the man wearing a surgical mask who identified himself as Abu Rasoul in a video released by the Aleppo Media Center. The Aleppo Media Center said the airstrike killed at least 16.

Source: National Post August 21, 2016 16:07 UTC