This is the shocking moment that a little boy was filmed smoking in his school uniform by his young friends
The incident is believed to have happened at a school in Kazakhstan and the video is thought to have been filmed by the schoolchildren themselves who then posted it online.
It shows a young unnamed boy dressed in a school uniform dragging on a cigarette and breathing in the smoke.
The children in the group, who are speaking Kazakh, can be heard laughing.
Kazakhstan media said the authorities were investigating the incident and attempting to identify the 'smoking boy' as well as his parents and teachers.
They said that if they do so, the adults involved could face fines.
One online viewer who saw the video commented: 'Looks to me like adults are involved in this and are probably making him do it for likes.'
Another added: 'Maybe his parents smoke and he just wanted to be like them, wanted to feel like an adult. Everybody tried smoking at a young age.'
A third shocked viewer remarked: 'The worst thing about this is that he is not the only little boy who smokes in Kazakhstan.'
According to a report from the World Health Organisation last year, 42 per cent of adults in Kazakhstan smoke.
Meanwhile more than three per cent of 13 to 15 year-olds smoke, despite there being a ban on smoking in schools.
Over 25,000 people in the country die from tobacco-related illnesses there every year according to a report issued by the news website Tengrinews.kz to coincide with World No Tobacco Day in 2011.
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It shows a young unnamed boy dressed in a school uniform dragging on a cigarette and breathing in the smoke.
The children in the group, who are speaking Kazakh, can be heard laughing.
Kazakhstan media said the authorities were investigating the incident and attempting to identify the 'smoking boy' as well as his parents and teachers.
They said that if they do so, the adults involved could face fines.
One online viewer who saw the video commented: 'Looks to me like adults are involved in this and are probably making him do it for likes.'
Another added: 'Maybe his parents smoke and he just wanted to be like them, wanted to feel like an adult. Everybody tried smoking at a young age.'
A third shocked viewer remarked: 'The worst thing about this is that he is not the only little boy who smokes in Kazakhstan.'
According to a report from the World Health Organisation last year, 42 per cent of adults in Kazakhstan smoke.
Meanwhile more than three per cent of 13 to 15 year-olds smoke, despite there being a ban on smoking in schools.
Over 25,000 people in the country die from tobacco-related illnesses there every year according to a report issued by the news website Tengrinews.kz to coincide with World No Tobacco Day in 2011.
Mailonline
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