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 Tuesday, July 08, 2003

  Update: LADAN BIJANI, the more outspoken of the twin, DIED, after SEVERE LOSS OF BLOOD


Ladan and Laleh Bjiani


SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An Iranian twin died after two days of unprecedented surgery to separate her skull and brain from her twin sister, who was in critical condition, doctors said on Tuesday.

Her sister, Laleh, is in a critical condition, doctors in Singapore said.

"As the separation was coming to close, a lot of blood was lost," said Dr. Prem Kumar Nair, a spokesman at Raffles Hospital where the surgery took place.


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