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    Somali man, '112', weds girl, 17

    And people worry about age differences here..........

    The guy seems rather pleased. Quite impressive if he can get it up still.

    Somali man, '112', weds girl, 17


    Hundreds of people have attended a wedding in central Somalia between a man who says he is 112 years old, and his teenage wife.
    Ahmed Muhamed Dore - who already has 18 children by five wives - said he would like to have more with his new wife, Safia Abdulleh, who is 17 years old.
    "Today God helped me realise my dream," Mr Dore said, after the wedding in the region of Galguduud.

    The bride's family said she was "happy with her new husband".
    Mr Dore said he and his bride - who is young enough to be his great-great-grand-daughter - were from the same village in Somalia and that he had waited for her to grow up to propose.

    "I didn't force her, but used my experience to convince her of my love; and then we agreed to marry," the groom said.
    The BBC's Mohamed Olad Hassan in Mogadishu says the marriage in the town of Guriceel is being hailed by Somalian historians as the first of its kind in the Horn of Africa nation for over a century.

    BBC NEWS | Africa | Somali man, '112', weds girl, 17
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    Quote Originally Posted by StrontiumDog View Post
    "I didn't force her, but



    hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm



    Any photos?

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    I wouldn't be sure that the girl is happy with the match.
    At the age of 18 she will be able to make her own choice under Somali law so maybe the parents are forcing her to marry before she has this legal right.

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