At Least 100 Afghan Students Hospitalized After Eating Poisoned Beans

In Herat Afghanistan, at least 100 school boys have been admitted to a hospital after reportedly consuming poisoned beans outside their school gates.

At Herat’s Fateh High School, Afghanistan at least 100 school boys fell sick after eating poisoned beans that were being sold by a local vendor.

The boys, aged between ten and fourteeen years, fell unconscious after eating the beans that were being sold by a local vendor.

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Food poisoning is the infection caused due to consumption of contaminated food. Food contamination can happen at any time during handling of food, its preparation or storage.

Herat Police have confirmed the arrest of the vendor and said that a probe has been launched into the incident.

Source-ANI

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