Merkel reduces teenage Palestinian refugee to tears - Al Jazeera English: The video that went viral on Twitter and YouTube on Thursday shows the German leader comforting the girl after telling her that the country could not take in more refugees and some would have to be sent back to their home countries.
The girl named Reem, who had fled from Lebanon with her family four years ago, was participating in a televised question and answer session with Merkel in the town of Rostock.
She told the chancellor that she and her family were due to be deported from Germany and described her dream of remaining in the country.
"I also have dreams like anyone else. I want to study, it's a wish and objective I want to accomplish," Reem told Merkel, adding it was "not pleasing to witness how others can enjoy life" but she could not.
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