Preserved Corpses of Newborns Found in Sidon

The preserved bodies of two newborns were found on Saturday in a garbage container in the southern city of Sidon, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The corpses were discovered in a plastic container near the abandoned al-Shab Hospital in the area of al-Bawaba al-Fawqa, it said.

According to NNA, the forensic expert said after inspecting the bodies that they had been preserved in the container for the past 20 years.

The bodies were taken to Sidon's state hospital for DNA tests, the agency said.

The authorities also summoned officials at al-Shab hospital to question them, it added.

In December, a man found an aborted fetus in a garbage bag in Sidon’s landfill.