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Three-Year-Old Boy Who Lost His Parents in a Suicide Bombing Meets His Idol Cristiano Ronaldo

December 27, 2015

Haidar had recently turned three years old when he lost both his parents in a tragic suicide bombing in Bouj Al-Barajneh, Beirut. The suicide bombing, which struck Lebanon’s capital on November 12, injured the three-year-old and left him as an orphan. Kids visit Haidar, who lost both his parents in the terrorist attack on #BourjAlBarajneh #Beirut #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/ZejKhTFVot — Rana Harbi (@RanaHarbi) November 15, 2015 Within days, local reporter Rana Harbi tweeted about Haidar and his story with photographs of him in hospital dressed in Real Madrid’s home and away outfits. “Can we help Haidar (who lost both his parents in the terrorist attack on Beirut) meet Cristiano [Ronaldo]?” tweeted Harbi on November 16, citing Cristiano Ronaldo as Haidar’s favorite football player. The tweet quickly went viral, with more than 9,000 shares of Harbi’s tweet and tens of thousands of tweets using the hashtag #CristianoMeetHaidar. Can we help Haidar (who lost both his parents in the terrorist attack on #Beirut) meet @Cristiano ? @realmadriden pic.twitter.com/oPXE7RawL3 — Rana Harbi (@RanaHarbi) November 16, 2015 Less than 24 hours later, Real Madrid answered Harbi’s tweet and contacted Haidar’s guardians to organize a meeting…


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