Top 10 child photographs that shocked the world

The 21st century has already witnessed some horrific wars, natural disasters and acts of terrorism. Such unfortunate incidents are synonymous to inhuman conditions and gruesome atrocities for residents of the affected areas.

Recently, the image of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi and three others washed ashore dead on a Turkish shoreline shocked the world. However, he is hardly the first child victim of such crisis.

Business Insider India went back in time and found some of the most impactful pictures that paint a distressing picture of what humanity is currently going through.

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