Twins’ separation surgery to happen within weeks

THE mother of Ireland’s youngest conjoined twins has asked the nation to pray for them as they face major surgery within weeks to separate them.

Angie Benhaffaf cradled her 15-week-old “little fighters”, Hassan and Hussein, in her arms and wept as she revealed April 7 as the date of the operation.

“It will be our little fighters’ biggest battle and we would ask everyone to keep them in their thoughts and prayers,” she said.