Across Asia: India
China Daily | Updated: 2008-05-22 07:23
Bootleg liquor kills 150
At least 150 people have died in southern India after drinking bootleg liquor laced with chemicals, and another 88 are seriously ill, police said yesterday.
Police said mostly laborers in the southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu bought the liquor, sold in plastic pouches from illegal shops, at the weekend and immediately fell sick.
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