Alan Henning: Syrian children pay tribute to their 'Uncle Gadget'
Children from Ad-Dana, where Henning was captured, show their sadness
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To the rest of the world he will be remembered as Alan Henning, but to these Syrian children he was simply “Uncle Gadget”.
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These touching images are tributes from children whose lives were touched by the British humanitarian worker, who was murdered by Isis militants after being held hostage for over nine months.
Holding up placards in the town of Ad-Dana, where Henning was captured in December, the children memorialise their Uncle Gadget, a nickname earned by the 47-year-old on account of his love of technology.
The groups of young relatives express their solidarity with Henning’s family and two of the posters read: “We will never forget you. Because you never forgot us.”
Previously a taxi driver in Salford, Henning gave up spending Christmas with his family to go to Syria in December 2013. It was his fourth tip to the Middle East.
He was seized by Isis on Boxing Day; on Friday they released a video purporting to show his murder.
In a short video filmed shortly before his capture, Henning said of his aid work: “It’s all worthwhile when you see what is needed actually gets to where it needs to go.”
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