Food Poisoning Kills 19
Associated Press
CAIRO —
At least 19 people have died of food poisoning after eating salted fish at a spring feast, newspapers reported Sunday.
Hundreds more were sickened by the fish served April 8 for Sham el Nessirm, or Smell the Breeze, a holiday that heralds the start of spring, the Al Ahram newspaper said.
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