Sad and shocking: Syrian child mistakes camera for a gun, holds her hand up in surrender

In a heartbreaking incident, photojournalist Nadia AbuShaban tweeted a photo of a child in Syria holding her hands up in surrender. She mistakenly felt that the photojournalist was holding a gun instead of a camera.

The photo reflects the reality of the strife-torn country where children witness weapons and guns across all quarters. The photo has been retweeted over 10,000 times.

In the photo, the young girl is reaching her hands as high up as she possibly can, apparently surrendering for her life in the fear that the photojournalist is threatening her with a gun.

@amelscript @tavleen_singh @NadiaAbuShaban this made me tear up!how can this not melt the warmongers