Under attack. Nowhere to go: Bana Alabed, 7-year-old Aleppo girl, back on Twitter after account di

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A 7-year-old Syrian girl caught the attention of people across the globe with her tweets about life in war-torn Aleppo. On Sunday, as the Syrian army pushed into eastern Aleppo, her Twitter account mysteriously disappeared. It then came back online Monday.

Bana Alabed and her mother, Fatemah, have gathered roughly 198,000 followers since starting the account in September. They have documented their daily lives throughout the bombardments in rebel-controlled eastern Aleppo.

Midday Monday, BBC News reported that Bana and her mother are safe and in an undisclosed location. However, within a half hour, Fatemah sent their first tweet since their Twitter account disappeared, signaling that they were under attack.

Under attack. Nowhere to go, every minute feels like death. Pray for us. Goodbye – Fatemah #Aleppo

— Bana Alabed (@AlabedBana) December 5, 2016


Before going dark on Sunday, their last tweet said, “We are sure the army is capturing us now. We will see each other another day dear world. Bye.- Fatemah #Aleppo”

The Web address that hosts her Twitter feed temporarily read, “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!” Shortly after, her followers started using #whereisBana to spread news of her disappearance and pray for her well-being. Several expressed heartbreak over the level of stress and tragedy to which she’s been subjected.