Why the death of Aylan Shenu focused the world's attention on Europe's refugee crisis

A Turkish police officer stands next to the dead body if Aylan Shenu off the shores in Bodrum, southern Turkey, on September 2, 2015 after a boat carrying refugees sank while reaching the Greek island of Kos. Thousands of refugees and migrants arrived in Athens on September 2, as Greek ministers held talks on the crisis, with Europe struggling to cope with the huge influx fleeing war and repression in the Middle East and Africa.
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A discussion about why the photo of a drowned 3-year-old Syrian boy seems to have illuminated the European refugee crisis more starkly than previous coverage of the war in Syria.
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