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Read previewIdentical twins who were separated and sold shortly after birth reunited after finding each other on TikTok, the BBC reported.
After traveling to Germany to meet their biological mother, Aza, they were told that hospital staff had falsely informed her that the twins died shortly after birth.
Years later, 19-year-old Ano was sent a TikTok Amy had posted of herself and tried to track her down because she found it "cool" how similar they looked.
AdvertisementDigging into their past, the twins joined Vedzeb, a Facebook group dedicated to reuniting families separated by suspected illegal adoptions.
Persons:
—, Aza, Amy Khvitia, Amy, Ano, she'd, Vedzeb, Tamuna Museridze
Organizations:
Service, BBC, Business, Facebook, United Nations, Human, Georgian Interior Ministry
Locations:
Germany, Soviet, Georgia