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There are periodic reports from African nations of <b>kidnapping and circumcision</b>.
For example, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recently reported a case from Zambia. The BBC reported that 48 boys, ranging in age from 10 to 17 had been kidnapped and taken to a circumcision camp, from which they were rescued.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Boys rescued in Zambia after circumcision abductions
|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2e4656q64qo
|last=Gondwe
|first=Kennedy
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|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation
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|date=2024-07-17
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|quote=The authorities said the site, on the outskirts of Livingstone town, near a national wildlife park, had been set up without permission — alleging the children were “caged” in unsanitary and dangerous conditions.
Three of the rescued boys were briefly admitted to hospital — some for treatment from complications after undergoing circumcision typically done using razor blades.
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For example, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recently reported a case from Zambia. The BBC reported that 48 boys, ranging in age from 10 to 17 had been kidnapped and taken to a circumcision camp, from which they were rescued.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Boys rescued in Zambia after circumcision abductions
|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2e4656q64qo
|last=Gondwe
|first=Kennedy
|init=
|author-link=
|last2=
|init2=
|author2-link=
|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation
|website=
|date=2024-07-17
|accessdate=2024-07-25
|format=
|quote=The authorities said the site, on the outskirts of Livingstone town, near a national wildlife park, had been set up without permission — alleging the children were “caged” in unsanitary and dangerous conditions.
Three of the rescued boys were briefly admitted to hospital — some for treatment from complications after undergoing circumcision typically done using razor blades.
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