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Poisonous substance detected in sample after 5 children die in Khyber

Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of a poisonous substance in a sample taken from one of five children who died after a suspected poisoning incident in the Bazaar Zakha Khel area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Khyber district, officials said on Thursday.At least seven children were affected…

Poisonous substance detected in sample after 5 children die in Khyber
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Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of a poisonous substance in a sample taken from one of five children who died after a suspected poisoning incident in the Bazaar Zakha Khel area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Khyber district, officials said on Thursday.At least seven children were affected…

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Reports received from Khyber Medical College confirmed the presence of poisonous material in a sample taken from one of the children.Read: Mysterious illness claims lives of five children in KhyberFollowing receipt of the laboratory findings, the matter was referred to the Khyber district police officer for further investigation and necessary legal action, sources said.Police will now investigate the nature and possible source of the substance to establish the circumstances surrounding….

They were discharged after recovering, he added.

Poisonous substance detected in sample after 5 children die in Khyber Abuzar Afridi | Updated 10 minutes ago | Two survivors discharged.

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