publication date: Saturday, August 20, 2016 (part of Summer 2016)

category: Controversy

clue: A boy in an ambulance might finally open the world's eyes to the suffering and misery in Syria.

explanation: Daqneesh was a young boy photographed in an ambulance after being pulled from rubble in the Syrian civil war. The photograph of his bloody, dirty body sparked international outcry. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, and Jesse King


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