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Abdou Ngom, the Senegalese man who hugged a volunteer on the beach, dies.

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Abdou Ngom, hugged by a Red Cross volunteer on the beach in Ceuta, in an image illustrating the difficulties of immigration.
Abdou Ngom, hugged by a Red Cross volunteer on the beach in Ceuta, in an image illustrating the difficulties of immigration. Reduan / EFE
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Abdou Ngom, the Senegalese man hugged by a Red Cross volunteer when he arrived exhausted on a beach in Ceuta in 2018, died in Malaga of unknown causes, according to journalist Ana Jimenez. The image became an icon of the humanitarian crisis.

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