Charlie Hebdo sparks outrage with cartoon of drowned Syrian toddler
PARIS — Satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has sparked outrage online with a cartoon suggesting Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy found dead on a Turkish beach last year, would have grown up to be a sex attacker.The cartoon by Riss, head of the magazine, depicts two male creatures running after terrified women with the caption: "What would have become of the young Aylan if he had grown up? A groper in Germany."The image of Aylan lying face down on a Turkish beach last September appeared around the world and prompted a wave of sympathy for the plight of refugees fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa.Aylan’s aunt, Tima Kurdi, wrote on Twitter of the cartoon: "It’s disgusting."Ms Kurdi, who recently helped her brother and his family to resettle in Canada, also told public broadcaster CBC: "I hope people respect our family’s pain." She said Aylan’s death "was a big loss to us. We’re not the same anymore after this tragedy."We’re trying to forget a little bit and m...
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