Damascus: A video has been posted on YouTube by a news channel, which shows an 8-year-old Syrian boy braving heavy sniper fire and risking his life to rescue a small girl who is reportedly his younger sister.
According to reports, the one-minute clip, posted by Shaam News Network channel, shows the boy get up after being shot at and run to save his sister stranded in the middle of the road under a burnt-out truck, reported the Telegraph.
The snipers are said to be the government forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
At one point, the eight-year-old even pretends to have been shot in the chest and falls to the ground in order to fool the sniper and get a break in the gunfire, before running up and saving the girl, the International Business Times reported.
A group of men, who film the scene from behind the safety of a brick wall, can be heard exclaiming “allahu akbar” (God is great) when the boy gets up after appearing to be shot dead.
The two run down the street hand-in-hand as they are shot at again, with bullets kicking up dust around them, but they both appear to survive.
The video has been viewed more than 200,000 times since it was uploaded on Monday. The video cannot be independently verified and it is not known exactly where in Syria it took place, however experts say they have no reason to doubt its authenticity.
Watch: Syrian boy saves his sister from army sniper fire
