This is the dramatic moment Iraqi soldiers
disarm a young child in a Chelsea kit who was found with what appears
to be a suicide bomb strapped around his waist.
The boy, thought to be about seven, was seized outside the war-torn
Iraqi city of Mosul after hiding among families fleeing
ISIS.
A
soldier can be seen gently lifting up the child's blue shirt, bearing
the name of Chelsea star Eden Hazard, to reveal what looks like an
explosive belt fastened to his midriff.
In a tense two-minute clip, he then slowly snips wires and cuts away the device while telling the youngster: 'Don't be afraid'.
Video of the encounter was captured
outside Mosul. A caption with the footage, released on LiveLeak, claims
that the boy is the youngest ever child suicide bomber - however this
has not been verified.
In the clip a soldier can be seen crouching down next to the youngster and speaking to the camera.
He says the video is being filmed on March 18 and then explains that the child, who he says is about seven, was sent by ISIS.
The child, thought to be called Uday, says he was sent by 'Amo', which means uncle, with instructions to target 'the army'.
The
soldier then asks him to raise his arms. In the next few moments, the
soldier slowly snips off bandages holding up the device, which appears
to include a mobile phone and batteries.
When the child flinches, the soldier says: 'Don't be afraid'.
The
harrowing video emerged as Iraqi government forces attempted to
evacuate civilians from Mosul's ISIS-held Old City on Tuesday so that
troops could clear the area, but militant snipers hampered the effort,
Iraqi officers said.
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