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Local November 8, 2011 | 2:30 pm

Conjoined Dominican twins separated after marathon surgery

RICHMOND, Virginia. - The Dominican Siamese twins Maria Teresa and Teresa Maria were separated after a surgery lasting 24 hours, the Office of the First Lady announced Tuesday.

The operation began 5am Monday in Virginia Children's Hospital and concluded 5am today, when anxiety gripped those present in one of the hospital’s salons.

The first lady Margarita Cedeño accompanied... Read more