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Youngest victim: A Somali woman tries to comfort her starving child amid the horror of the civil war
Youngest victim: A Somali woman tries to comfort her starving child amid the horror of the civil war

Youngest victim: A Somali woman tries to comfort her starving child amid the horror of the civil war

Date2/15/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Youngest victim: A Somali woman tries to comfort her starving child amid the horror of the civil war.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0118108F
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