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Aleppo - Abed's tweet, confirmed the news of her well-being.

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Published: Wed 7 Dec 2016, 9:07 AM

Last updated: Wed 7 Dec 2016, 11:14 AM

The seven-year-old Bana Al Abed, whose tweets about bombing in Syria's Aleppo brought international attention, has fled her home amid intense fighting. But her father said she and her family was safe.
According to a report in Telegraph that cited Abed's tweet, confirmed the news of her well-being.
Bana Alabed tweeted on Tuesday:

As Syrian government forces neared their home recently, the family fled for life and the tweets started to appear less.

The account on Sunday tweeted: "We are sure the army is capturing us now. We will see each other another day dear world. Bye.- Fatemah."
There was no update for the next 24-hours, prompting her followers to launch a hashtag campaign "WhereIsBana".
A tweet on Monday night read: "Under attack. Nowhere to go, every minute feels like death. Pray for us. Goodbye - Fatemah." 
Abed had been posting, with her mother's help, heart-rending and emotionally strong tweets about life in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo.
Abed and her mother Fatemah have garnered more than 211,000 followers since late September as they tweet regularly about war in Aleppo.
 


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