4 boys die after circumcision

Johannesburg - Four boys have died and about 100 have been admitted to hospital after botched circumcision ceremonies in South…

Johannesburg - Four boys have died and about 100 have been admitted to hospital after botched circumcision ceremonies in South Africa. Doctors have blamed "traditional surgeons" who use the same blade to circumcise dozens of teenage boys at a time as part of ancient Xhosa rites of passage in Transkei.

The children either bled to death or died from infections. Some of those in hospital are in a critical condition.

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