Over 700 soldiers get food poisoning at military base in western Turkey

Published time: 18 Jun, 2017 16:19
Edited time: 18 Jun, 2017 16:24

Over 700 soldiers have required medical aid since complaining of nausea and vomiting after a tainted meal at a military compound in the western Turkish province of Manisa, which already saw a mass food poisoning last month that left one soldier dead.

The Manisa Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement on Sunday that 731 soldiers have been affected.

Defense Minister Fikri Isik and the commander of Turkish Land Forces, General Zeki Colak, visited the soldiers at the hospital, Daily Sabah reports. The defense minister said 372 soldiers have been hospitalized, while the others are being treated at the military facility.

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