Where Is Bana? Mystery Surrounds Shutdown Of Syrian Girl’s Twitter Account

Bana Alabed’s profile disappeared from the service on Sunday.

12/05/2016 

A seven-year-old Syrian girl’s Twitter account has mysteriously shut down.

Bana Alabed had gained more than 100,000 followers since the @AlabedBana profile she shares with her mother Fatemah began tweeting their experiences of living in the war-torn city of Aleppo in September.

Their documentation of the shocking daily ordeals they faced in the rebel-held eastern part of the city even caught the attention of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who sent the youngster the full set of her fantasy novels after learning she was a fan.

But on Sunday, multiple media outlets reported that the mother and daughter’s account had suddenly vanished from the micro-blogging service. Clicking on the handle now brings up a page which states, “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!”

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