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A schoolgirl prays before having her free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi July 5, 2013. Soure: Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2013 | World
Patna, Reuters—The Indian government announced on Thursday it would set up an inquiry into the quality of food given to school pupils in a nationwide free meal scheme after at least 23 children died in one of the deadliest outbreaks of mass poisoning in years. Within...
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Indian children who fell sick after eating a free school lunch lie at a hospital in Patna, India, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 17, 2013 | World
Patna, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 22 children died and more than two dozen others were sick after eating a free school lunch that was tainted with insecticide, Indian officials said Wednesday. It was not immediately clear how chemicals ended up in the food in a school...
