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Iraq: 800 Refugees Sickened by Contaminated Food Provided by British Charity

HeadlineJun 14, 2017

In Iraq, more than 800 civilians at a refugee camp have been sickened by contaminated food provided by the British charity Help the Needy Charitable Trust. This is Mohammed Abd Al-Rahman.

Mohammed Abd Al-Rahman: “People were kicking the ground with their feet and screaming out of pain, a very strong pain in the stomach. We were told that we had been poisoned by food. We were taken to the clinic at night, and we were treated. We were put on an IV drip, and we got better. Some people remained in critical condition until the morning.”

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