CAIRO (AP) — A 17-year-old girl has died while undergoing female circumcision in Egypt, prompting health authorities to shut down the hospital and refer doctors for prosecution, a senior health official said Tuesday.
The Suez city health inspector in charge of issuing the burial permits reported his suspicions to health and security authorities after examining the body.
Vivian Fouad, the head of a Health Ministry program to combat female genital mutilation, called the incident a crime committed by criminals known as doctors.
