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Tom Davidson

Hero boy catches toddler who plunged from upstairs window - and she survives

A hero 17-year-old boy caught a two-year-old girl after she plunged from a second-floor window.

The Syrian toddler Doha Muhammed was caught by Algerian immigrant Feuzi Zabaat, who noticed she was about to fall from the window of her home in Istanbul, Turkey.

Zabaat, who was working in a frame workshop on the same street, positioned himself underneath the second-floor apartment window and caught the girl before she hit the ground.

Muhammed survived the accident without any injuries.

Her rescuer says he did what he had to do to save the girl: "I did what was necessary for the love of Allah."

According to local media, the toddler approached the open window of the apartment while her mother was cooking in the kitchen.

Muhammed's family has hailed Zabaat as a hero and rewarded him 200 Turkish Lira ($35).

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