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Over 60 people ill with food poisoning after Urals prom

13:09 25/06/2008

ORENBURG, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - A total of 63 people have been hospitalized after a prom night at a school in Orenburg in the southern Urals, a source in the regional consumer rights regulator said on Wednesday.

Three people have been diagnosed with salmonella poisoning.

"A total of 63 people, including 31 teenagers, were admitted to hospital between Sunday and Tuesday," the source said.

Saturday's event was attended by 128 people.

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