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Liberal_in_LA

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Wed Sep 16, 2015, 06:24 PM Sep 2015

Syrian father tripped by Hungarian camerawoman arrives in Barcelona with his son to start new life [View all]








Osama Abdul Mohsen and his young son, Zaid, made headlines globally last week after they were filmed being kicked by Petra Laszlo as they fled across a field on the Hungarian-Serbian border.

The pair, who were among dozens of migrants attempting to escape police at the crossing, ended up in Germany, where media reports revealed Mohsen had worked as a football coach in Syria.

And now, staff at a school for football coaches in the suburb of Getafe in Spain have tracked down the devoted father - and offered to help him rebuild his life by giving him a job and accommodation.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3237124/Joy-Syrian-father-tripped-Hungarian-camerawoman-tried-cross-border-young-son-offered-job-coaching-football-Spain.html#ixzz3lwWf5Icf
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