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Girl dies after circumcision

Sunday 21 May 1995 23:02 BST
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Girl dies after circumcision

Cairo - Police arrested a barber after he circumcised two sisters with a razor blade, resulting in the death of a 10-year-old and the hospitalisation of her sister. Noura el-Dahesh died of loss of blood and an overdose of painkiller. Her 12-year-old sister, Heba, was in a serious condition with heavy bleeding. AP

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