Poisoning toll rises to four

Published November 8, 2005

LAHORE, Nov 7: The death toll in the Nawankot mysterious poisoning rose to four on Monday. Police said a visitor, unidentified so far, had distributed a sweet dish among family members of Qadeer and Habibullah at Sodiwal three days before Eid. Around 20 members of the families had fallen unconscious after taking the sweet. They were taken to hospital where three of them died. Another child, Asim Qadeer, 8, died on Monday.

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