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Tanzania police raid FGM ceremony in Same district
Source: BBC
17 December 2013 Last updated at 19:11 GMT
Tanzania police raid FGM ceremony in Same district
Police in northern Tanzania have broken up an illegal ceremony where girls were subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM), an official has told the BBC.
Police rounded up 38 people, including seven cutters, 21 girls and parents, Herman Kapufi said.
Some of them are due to appear in court on Wednesday, he added.
In 1998, Tanzania banned FGM, which typically involves removing the clitoris and can lead to bleeding, infections and childbirth problems.
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Tanzania police raid FGM ceremony in Same district
Police in northern Tanzania have broken up an illegal ceremony where girls were subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM), an official has told the BBC.
Police rounded up 38 people, including seven cutters, 21 girls and parents, Herman Kapufi said.
Some of them are due to appear in court on Wednesday, he added.
In 1998, Tanzania banned FGM, which typically involves removing the clitoris and can lead to bleeding, infections and childbirth problems.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25422612
