- Up to seven boys locked the helpless 10-year-old victim in a wooden cage
- They poured petrol over the young boy's body before setting him alight
- Luckily residents heard the child's cries and were able to save his life
- Act is believed to be in imitation of ISIS' murder of Mu'ath al-Kasasbeh
- Attack came after video emerged of another group of Yemeni boys reenacting the gruesome murder of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians
By John Hall for MailOnlineA group of children in Yemen have attempted to burn a 10-year-old boy to death after first locking him in a cage in a shocking imitation of the Islamic State's murder of a Jordanian pilot.
As many as seven boys are believed to have attacked the as-yet unnamed victim in Al Dahthath village in the country's northern Ibb province.
The defenceless child was then locked in a wooden cage and had petrol poured over his body before being set alight. Thankfully a group of locals spotted the attack and managed to save the boy's life, although he was still left with horrific burn injuries on his legs.
Local journalist Mohammad Mouzahem was told about the attack and posted details of it on his Facebook page, according to Gulf News.
The boys are understood to have been inspired by murders committed by ISIS after using mobile phone apps such as WhatsApp to share gruesome videos of the terror group's atrocities, despite living in a remote village where electricity supplies are unreliable.
During the attack, the boys are said to have assumed different terrorist roles, with the 'leader' sitting in a chair and giving orders to his friends.
After being set alight, the boys cries were overheard by local residents who rushed to save him.
'The villagers took him to a local hospital where he received treatment for burns to one of his legs,' Mr Mouzahem was quoted as saying.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2980754/Yemeni-boy-10-locked-cage-set-alight-friends-sickening-imitation-ISIS-barbaric-murder-Jordanian-pilot.html
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