Syrian lady found eating rubbish near Assad’s palace

Image of an old Syrian lady eating from a bin near the palace of the Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus, Syria on 8 May 2017 [rassd.net]

A photo of an old Syrian lady eating from a bin in the Al-Malki area of Damascus near the palace of Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad has surfaced.

The photo shows an elderly lady picking up an apple with her left hand while searching the bin for food with her right hand.

#HashtagSyria news site published the image on Saturday, which it reported was taken near the Abu Rummaneh neighbourhood where all the rich officials live.

According to the site, the lady’s clothes “do not suggest that she is a beggar, but indicate that she used to have decent life”.

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