Syrians respond to 'summer in Syria' tweet with photographic realities of war

Users hijack hashtag of PR tweet from state news agency to share images of injured civilians and devastation from four-year conflict

Pictures of colourful Damascus markets, squad photos at pool parties, or panoramas of festival crowds holding glow sticks were not what Syria's state news agency got when it tweeted asking for Syrians to share their summer snaps.

Instead, users have been sharing photographs of the country's conflict in response to the tweet sent out this week as part of a social media campaign from Sana English.