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World Service,2 mins

'We bonded as a family'

Newsday

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This is the story of five mutilated Albino kids and the woman who helped them get prosthetic limbs. The children were attacked because in Tanzania some people mistakenly believe that the body parts of those with albinism bring wealth. Parts of their arms and legs were cut off. Elissa Montati heard about their story and through her charity, Global Medical Relief Fund, has managed to bring the kids over to the United States, where they will receive prosthetic limbs and other medical help. She has been telling Lawrence Pollard what the five have been through. (Picture: An albino child attends class; Credit: TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

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