Both Conjoined Iranian Twins Dead

World | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Two conjoined adult Iranian twins have died following unprecedented surgery to separate them, international agencies reported, citing officials at Singapore's Raffles Hospital. Ladan Bijani died due to a loss of blood as the separation of the twins' brains was coming to a close. Her sister Laleh died a short time later. The 29-year-old sisters, both law graduates, said they were willing to accept the risks and face those dangers to lead separate lives.The operation was a landmark procedure. Although Singapore doctors performed a similar operation in 2001 on infant Nepalese girls, surgery on adult twins is unprecedented.

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