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Madagascar: Authorities Under Pressure After the Series of Deadly Food Poisonings
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In Madagascar, the President of the Republic and several ministers returned at length on Thursday 24 July on the national television about the series of dramas that has moved the country since mid-June. A total of 53 people died in several areas after consuming suspicious food. While President Andry Rajoelina revealed the two poisons that allegedly caused the death of 32 people in the suburbs of Antananarivo during a birthday party, the Minister…
In a special programme broadcast on the public media, TVM and RNM yesterday, Andry Rajoelina confirmed the thesis of voluntary poisoning in the case of Ambohimalaza where 32 people died. The toxic substances that were used for this poisoning are Datura and belladone, two plants that have as an active principle atropine. These two plants are known in Madagascar, where they are used in certain medicinal contexts or domestic practices. The motive f…
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