DURANT, Miss. (AP) — Friends say two nuns who were found slain in their Mississippi home "would do anything for anybody."

Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill were found dead Thursday morning when they didn't report to work at the nearby clinic where they provided flu shots, insulin and other medical care for children and adults who couldn't afford it.

Dr. Elias Abboud, who worked with the sisters for years and helped build the Lexington Medical Clinic, says he's not sure what will happen to the facility in light of their deaths.

Authorities didn't release a cause of death, but the Rev. Greg Plata said police told him the nuns were stabbed. Their bodies were taken to a state crime lab for autopsies.

[STORY BY: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

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