Fed: Minister's office confirmed children treated for sewn lips
By Jane Williams
MELBOURNE, Jan 21 AAP - Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock's office today said fourchildren had been treated after having their lips sewn up as part of a hunger strike atthe Woomera detention centre.
A spokesman for Mr Ruddock said the four children were taken to the detention centre'smedical unit around 11pm (CDT) on Saturday night. No baby was involved, as claimed earlierby a refugee advocate.
One of the four children was able to be treated in the medical unit while the otherthree were taken to the Woomera hospital.
Their lips were unsewn, and they …
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