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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


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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)


22 children die after eating school lunch in India

22 children die after eating school lunch in India

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...