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WASHINGTON -- A religious cult that believes aliens created the first people claims it is responsible for the first cloned human baby in history being born today. The announcement, made by French scientist and member of the Raelian sect Brigitte Boisselier, states that a baby girl was born by caesarean section, according to a report by Agence France-Presse. The birth "went very well," Boisselier is reported to have said in a telephone interview with the French news organization. Earlier in the day, spokeswoman Nadine Gary said today the group intended to have video equipment at a news briefing in Florida...

Birth of a small girl obtained by cloning, according to the sect of the raéliens Friday December 27, 2002 - 1h49 GMT MIAMI (the United States), 26 déc (AFP) - the scientist Frenchwoman and member of the sect of the raéliens Brigitte Boisselier affirmed Thursday evening with the AFP to have put at the world a baby obtained by the technique of the cloning. The baby, a small girl, came in the world "today" (Thursday) by Caesarean. "Ca they passed very well", was restricted to affirm Mrs. Boisselier, president of the company of human cloning Clonaid, joined by telephone...