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How the legendary rescuer of Lesbos was accused of people-smuggling

Salam Aldeen never expected he would be saving lives in the Mediterranean, nor did he expect to be accused of human smuggling
Salam Aldeen raises a baby in the air which he has just helped to rescue from a boat at sea off the coast of Lesbos (Photo courtesy of Salam Aldeen)
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