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Girl, 10, rescued from facing knife in Kuria East

A team of police officers stormed a compound in Kuria East on Sunday and interrupted a traditional ceremony in which the girl was to be forcefully circumcised.PHOTO: COURTESY

Quick action by police saved a 10-year-old girl from the blunt knife of a traditional circumciser.

A team of police officers stormed a compound in Kuria East on Sunday and interrupted a traditional ceremony in which the girl was to be forcefully circumcised.

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