Two-headed baby born in Bangladesh

BEIJING. Aug. 28 (Chinese medianet) -- A baby boy with two

headswasborn by Caesarean section at a clinic in Keshobpur, 135 km

from the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka, on Monday, according to media reports

Thursday.

The boy, named Kiron, was born by

Cesarean section on Aug. 25, weighing 5.5 kilogrammes.(Chinese media/AFP

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The baby, weighed 5.5 kilograms, was named Kiron, and

wasmoved to a larger hospital in nearby Jessore city.

Kiron wasplaced under police protection because

hospital officials felt that the baby and his mother, 22, were at risk from the

anxious crowd of 150,000 that had gathered to see him, gynaecologist Mohamad

Abdul Bari said Wednesday.

"He has one stomach and he is eating normally with

his two mouths. He has one genital organ and a full set of limbs," Bari said.

"He was born from one embryo but there was a

developmental anomaly." Bari said.

Babies born with physical abnormalities in Bangladesh

and India are often hailed as living gods. An eight-limbed girl named Lakshmi

born in India last October was believed by villagers to be a reincarnation of

the four-armed Hindu goddess of wealth.

The daily newspaper Samakal said many well-wishers

had left money for the baby's family.

(Agencies)