KHUJAND, Tajikistan — Officials in Tajikistan say they are investigating the sudden deaths of four residents in the northern city of Khujand following a feast.
Aqbar Sharifov, the spokesman for the Sughd regional police, told RFE/RL on January 2 that four other individuals remained hospitalized in the case with symptoms of food poisoning.
Sharifov said investigators were trying to determine whether the deaths were the result of food poisoning or the consumption of tainted alcohol.
The four men who died were between 57 and 67 years of age. They had said they suddenly felt sick after eating a meal on December 30 that included alcohol.
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