Source of poison still unknown

BOMBAY - Doctors remained uncertain yesterday about the mysterious cause behind India's worst case of food poisoning which has…

BOMBAY - Doctors remained uncertain yesterday about the mysterious cause behind India's worst case of food poisoning which has so far claimed 70 lives.

More than a dozen people are fighting for their lives in hospitals after the incident in the textile town of Bhiwandi, where around 150 workers became ill after eating at a communal mess.

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