Doctors in India remove 40 knives from man’s stomachNEW DELHI — Doctors in northern India have surgically removed 40 knives from the stomach of a man who had swallowed them over the past two months, one of the physicians said Tuesday. (AFP PHOTO / THE CORPORATE HOSPITAL) | mb.com.ph In this handout photograph released by the Corporate Hospital in Amritsar on August 23, 2016, an Indian surgical team operates on a policeman who swallowed over 40 knives is seen in Amritsar. The man told doctors that he could not explain his urge to swallow knives. There was massive internal bleeding during the surgery because the knives, which were all made of iron, had lacerated the man’s stomach walls, Malhotra said. Since the surgery, the man has told doctors that he can’t bear to look at another knife.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 23, 2016 08:36 UTC