Eight die after drinking spiked liquor in Yogyakarta
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 02/09/2010 4:34 PM
At least eight men have died after allegedly drinking adulterated alcohol in the past three days in Yogyakarta as police begin an investigation into the cases.
Yogyakarta Police chief of detectives Comr. Syaiful Anwar told Antara state news agency that a man from Karangkajen district died after being treated at the city hospital, while five others from Prawirodirjan district had died on Sunday and Monday.
Syaiful said the police had formed teams to investigate whether the deaths were related.
Another two men died at Muhammdiyah Islamic Hospital on Sunday and Monday, reportedly from severe intoxication.
Syaiful said it was possible that the later deaths were also connected.
The officer said that based on reports from the local residents, four of the victims from Prawirodirjan had been consuming liquor after a wedding party in the district on Friday night.
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