133 soldiers hospitalized due to food poisoning
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on July 11, 2012 - 8:24 am
133 soldiers of the Panagoda Army Camp were hospitalized today due to food poisoning, Army media spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya told Ada Derana. He added that 57 soldiers have been admitted to the Panagoda Army Hospital while 76 more were being treated at the Narahenpita Army Hospital.
The cause behind the food poisoning is yet to be ascertained, he added.
Courtesy: Ada Derana
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