Uncle who dropped boy to save him: 'It was terrible'

Hi,

I couldn't take this horrifying picture and thought of sharing with all of you.

~Punitha


LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany (CNN) -- Kamil Kaplan faced a horrifying decision as flames engulfed his apartment building: Does he drop his 9-month-old nephew four stories to a policeman or hope the baby boy survives the suffocating smoke?
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"It was terrible. I just had to make a decision," he told CNN.