INQUIRER.net: 30 South African men killed in ritual circumcision

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30 South African men killed in ritual circumcision Jul 7th 2013, 22:31 JOHANNESBURG – Botched circumcisions killed 30 young men and landed almost 300 more in hospital during traditional initiation rites in a South African province, the health department said Sunday.   The 30 deaths in rural Eastern Cape province occurred during the annual season when young males undergo a rite of passage into manhood.   Ten other youths were hospitalized after being rescued from a forest on Sunday, said provincial health department spokesman Sizwe Kupelo in a statement.   "The ten initiates' private parts are rotten. They are badly damaged. Their condition is scary," he said.   A further 293 young men were undergoing hospita... Keep on reading: 30 South African men killed in ritual circumcision Media files: circumcision-tribe.jpg (image/jpeg)

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