Iran Mourns Conjoined Twins

World | July 9, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Iran Mourns Conjoined Twins Children in Iran pay tribute to the conjoined Iranian twin sisters who died in marathon operation to separate them. Photo by AP

People in Iran expressed their sorrow over the deaths of Ladan and Laleh Bijani, adult conjoined twins who died following a marathon operation to separate them. This is a sad day for the entire nation, Iranian political leaders said. The 29-year-old sisters, who were joined at the head, died in hospital in Singapore within 90 minutes of each other, after losing a large amount of blood in the final stages of the operation. "Not only the family of Laleh and Ladan, but all the Iranian people have been closely following this operation. Their deaths make us all distraught," Iranian Vice President Mohammad-Ali Abtah said.

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