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A 12-year-old girl has baffled doctors after crying stones instead of tears � with locals fearing she may be �possessed�. Saadiya Saleh, who lives in a village in Yemen, produces the small, hard stones beneath her eyelids. They are then naturally pushed to the front of her eyes, before falling down her cheeks. A video of the bizarre phenomenon was posted on YouTube by Yemeni television channel Azal. Footage shows Saadiya lying on a hospital bed, surrounded by doctors and relatives � one of whom can be seen brushing a stone out of the child�s eye with a cloth. A doctor then holds up a small box full of stones that have fallen out of Saadiya�s eyes in just a few hours. Medics said they could not give an explanation for the condition � with Saadiya not suffering from any known disease, according to the Daily Mirror. However, locals have spoken of their fears that the young girl is possessed by magic. �The case has triggered panic in the area where this girl lives,� a presenter can be heard saying in the video. �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.�