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Poisoning Suspected at Israeli Plant; 1 Dead, 19 Stricken

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From Associated Press

Mysterious poisonings at a diaper manufacturer have left one worker dead and sickened 19 others, a police spokesman said Monday.

The police were investigating all possible causes of the poisonings Sunday at the Hugla paper factory in Afula, in northern Israel, including the possibility they were the result of sabotage by Arab extremists, said northern district police spokesman Maj. Gideon Arbel.

Police were checking the water and food served at the factory, he said.

Dr. Ehud Kantros, deputy director of the Afula Valley Hospital, said the workers were admitted complaining of severe stomach cramps, nausea, headaches and loss of equilibrium about two hours after eating lunch.

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