Treatment ordered for Siamese twins

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Sun, 2001-10-07 03:00

RIYADH, 7 October — Crown Prince Abdullah, deputy premier and commander of the National Guard, yesterday ordered that two Siamese twins, born to a Sudanese mother on Sept. 27, be given treatment at King Abdul Aziz National Guard Medical City in Riyadh. Joined in the chest and abdomen, the twins have independent heart, lungs and other body parts. A team of surgeons at the medical city will separate the Siamese twins. (SPA)

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