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12 teenagers die after having alcohol in Indonesia

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-09-11 15:05

JAKARTA -- Twelve teenagers died and 10 others were having medical treatment in hospitals and their homes after they consumed alcohol on Monday in Indramayu regency of West Java province in Indonesia, the local police spokesman named only Suhiro said on Thursday.

Dozens of teenagers from Losarang district of the regency were immediately rushed to nearby hospitals after they drank Vodka and Krattingdaeng, a locally-made drink to boost stamina in several parties, the spokesman said.

"Twelve of them have died since Monday and ten others are still getting medical treatment," he told Xinhua from the regency on telephone.

The spokesman said that most of the teenagers refused to get medical treatment in hospitals because of shame.  

"Actually, there are dozens of them being treated at home," he said.