12-Year-Old Yemeni Girl Who Cries Tears Of Stones Said To Be "Possessed"
A young girl has left doctors in Yemen speechless after crying small stones instead of tears.
By Sadho Ram — 05 Feb 2014, 05:12 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
A 12-year-old Yemeni girl has baffled doctors after crying stones instead of tears
Saadiya Saleh, who lives in a village in Yemen, produces the small, hard stones beneath her eyelids.
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Her stone-tears are then naturally pushed to the front of her eyes, before falling down her cheeks.
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According to doctors Saadiya Saleh is not suffering from any known disease
According to doctors, there is no explanation as to why Saadiya produces the objects. There is no known disease or condition of which the stones are a symptom.
Bizarre phenomenon: Saadiya Saleh, 12, has baffled doctors after crying small stones instead of tears
Image via dailymail.co.ukAlthough Saadiya's eyes water as they are held open by doctors, she does not seem distressed by the stones.
A YouTube video was uploaded by Yemen’s Azal satellite TV which shows doctors collecting a small box of the stones that came from her eyes within just a few hours
Saadiya's condition has triggered panic in her rural area that it could be either magic, epidemic or being "possessed by the devil"
Several locals from Saadiya's village have claimed the young girl is possessed by magic. In the video, a presenter says: "The case has triggered panic in the area where this girl lives.
"Some say the girl could be gripped by a magic spell, while others say it might be the devil."
The presenter adds: "Others fear it could be the start of a dangerous epidemic."
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In 1996, it was reported that Hasnah Mohamed Meselmani, a 12-year-old Lebanese girl, supposedly suffered from a similar condition
She produced razor-sharp crystals from her eyes, between March and November. After Hasnah's condition made the headlines, she admitted that the miracle was down to Maitreya, her mother.
However, questions arose over how the girl managed to pull off the stunt in full view of the cameras. Filmed close up, Hasnah's eye shows pieces of glass slowly being pushed out of her retinas.
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