28 June 2017

Even worse than being in an IDP camp -- getting poisoned by your food ration in an IDP camp

A mass food poisoning at a camp for the displaced near the northern city of Mosul killed at least two people and sickened over 700, Iraq's health minister said Tuesday, becoming the latest battleground in the crisis engulfing Qatar and a string of other Arab nations.  A woman and a girl died and at least 200 people were rushed from the desert tent camp to hospitals in the nearby city of Irbil.  An Iraqi lawmaker who visited the camp overnight and Saudi state television quickly accused a charity from Qatar of providing the tainted food. The claims could not be independently confirmed and Qatari officials did not immediately answer calls for comment.  Associated Press

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