Girl cries stones instead of tears

Doctors have been left baffled by a little girl who appears to cry stones instead of tears.

A video posted online shows small stones under the eyelids of Yemeni 12-year-old Saadiya Saleh, whose medical condition remains a mystery.

The news report by Yemen television channel Azal also shows a small box full of stones that dropped out of the girl's eyes in only a few hours, UK newspaper The Mirror reports.

Local doctors have been unable to explain the phenomenon, which has caused fear in rural areas where some believe Saadiya must be possessed by magic.

"This case in the second strange phenomenon in the region," the Azal journalist is reported as saying.

"The case has triggered panic in the area where this girl lives ... Some say the girl could be gripped by a magic spell while others say it might be the devil ... others fear it could be the start of a dangerous epidemic."

Source: The Mirror.