War in the hands of a child

By Vika

Children remain children even in the most terrible time - the time of war. That's just toys become completely unchildish. Photos REUTERS.

9 PHOTOS

1. A boy holds in his hands the remains of a mortar shell that hit a residential building in the village of Staromikhailovka, Donetsk region.

War in the hands of a child

2. Children play with a grenade launcher in South Ossetia in the city of Tskhinvali. September 1, 2008

War in the hands of a child

3. Homemade swing from the remnants of rockets in Douma, Damascus.

War in the hands of a child

4. Expended ammunition became a toy for this Libyan boy.

War in the hands of a child

5. A young man with an RPG shell. Libya, Benghazi.

War in the hands of a child

6. Ahmad, a Syrian boy, shows his collection of shrapnel and empty cartridges.

War in the hands of a child

7. Games next to the exploding bomb.

War in the hands of a child

8. Palestinian boy with an Israeli artillery shell in his hands. Gaza.

War in the hands of a child

9. Musical instruments from the remains of shells.

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