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Mourning in Morocco: “He is a child of us all” – Pictures of the funeral of 5-year-old Ryan

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“May my son be close to God,” said the father of five-year-old Ryan from Morocco, whose story shocked the planet.

Heartbreaking images were recorded earlier in the funeral of the unfortunate five-year-old when hundreds of people gathered today to say goodbye to the little Moroccan, who failed to survive after being trapped in a well in Morocco for five days.

The little boy escaped the attention of his parents and fell into a well 32 meters deep.

From the first moment, a rescue team was formed which gave a titanic fight against time by opening a tunnel on the ground to free the child alive.

In the end, they did not succeed.

Hundreds of people climbed the hilly road leading to Igran Cemetery near Chefchaouen in northern Morocco, where the unfortunate angel lived with his parents and waited for hours for the funeral to take place.

“I am over 50 years old and I have never seen so many people at a funeral. Ryan is the son of us all,” said one local.

Earlier today, two large tents were set up in front of the grieving family home, where those who wished could stop to express their condolences.

“The son of us all”

“I am over 50 years old and I have never seen so many people at a funeral. Ryan is the son of us all,” said one local.

The people who wanted to attend the funeral were so many that they could not fit in the village cemetery and the place of prayer.

“Ryan’s death has revived faith in humanity, as people of different languages ​​and from different countries have expressed their solidarity,” said another villager.

On Saturday, King Mohammed VI, Pope Francis, French President Emmanuel Macron, Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum and other dignitaries also expressed condolences to the parents.

“I’m very sad. We tried very hard to reach the child while he was alive. We dug in 24 hours a day for five days, an operation that could take weeks,” a volunteer, Ali Sahrawi, told reporters on the sidelines of the funeral. .

At the same time, Egyptian and Senegalese footballers observed a minute of silence on Sunday, before the start of the final for the African Nations Cup.

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