A 112-year-old man in Somalia has married a 17-year-old girl in a wedding that hundreds attended. Her new husband is old enough to be her great great grand-father and already has 13 children by five other wives.
"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 13 children by five wives - said he would like to have more with his new wife, Safia Abdulleh, who is 17 years old. "
Somali man, 112, weds girl, 17 
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