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Conjoined twins from Nigeria separated at Tennessee hospital

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Conjoined twins from Nigeria have been separated after a lengthy operation at a Tennessee hospital.

Multiple news outlets report the 1-year-old twins, Miracle and Testimony Ayeni, were separated following an 18-hour procedure at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis. The girls were conjoined at the lower half of the body.

The hospital is set to release more information Wednesday.

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