[ALBSA-Info] Sunday Mail

[Agron Alibali]

Sunday Mail 


February 25, 2001, Sunday 

SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 29 


OP FOR KOSOVO GIRL 




A YOUNG Albanian girl, rescued by British troops in
Kosovo, successfully underwent the first in a series
of life-saving heart operations yesterday. 

It was feared Liridona Halilaj, nine, would die if she
did not get surgery. She was flown to Scotland after
the private HCI hospital at Clydebank agreed to treat
her for free. Other hospitals had asked for pounds
60,000. 

After a three-hour op yesterday, the hospital
announced that the first phase of the treatment had
gone smoothly. A spokesman said: "Liridona is
recovering well." 


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