Bedside vigil as conjoined twins undergo surgery

THE parents of Ireland’s conjoined twins maintained a bedside vigil into the early hours this morning as surgeons continued the complex procedure to separate their “little miracles”.

The eyes of the world were on at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital yesterday as little Hassan and Hussein Benhaffhaf, who were nicknamed the ‘little fighters’ by their parents, Angie and Azzedine, endured an incredible 20 hours on the operating table.

Angie and Azzedine will discuss the outcome with the surgeons this morning before deciding on whether to brief the world’s media.