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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Authorities knew something was wrong when as many as 400 mainly Shiite policemen fell ill after eating the meal to break their daily fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Investigators were pursuing two possibilities -- the first that spoiled food was used, perhaps as part of a corruption scheme by the contractors or officers at the base to skim off funds for the food, said Iraqi military spokesman Brig. Qassim al-Moussawi.See the full content of this document
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Hundreds of Iraqi Police Ill After Meal
"The stronger possibility is that it was intentional sabotage," he said, raising concerns it may have been the first known attempt by insurgents to carry out a mass poisoning against police.
Iraqi authorities on Monday arrested the head of the mess hall at a ba...See the full content of this document
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