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Syrian girl born without legs, walks again on prosthetics

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Eight-year-old Maya Merhi had to struggle around a Syrian displaced persons camp in Serjilla in northwestern Syria on artificial limbs made of plastic tubing and tin cans. But now the girl, who was born with no legs due to a congenital condition, is walking on new prosthetics after undergoing treatment in Turkey.

Added on the 10/12/2018 03:52:45 - Copyright : AFP EN

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