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FREDERICTON — A photograph that captured a boy displaying exasperation while sitting behind the prime minister went viral on social media last week, but his family now wants to set the record straight about the circumstances.

Abdel Kader Al Shaikh, 10, was photographed covering his face with his hands and with his head tilted back as he sat in the front row of Justin Trudeau’s town hall meeting in Fredericton last Tuesday.

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The Canadian Press photo struck a chord with social media users, with some interpreting the boy’s expression as frustration with the prime minister.

Trudeau laughed off the image, jokingly tweeting that he hasn’t seen that kind of look on a child’s face since his days as a math teacher.