Employees hospitalized with food poisoning

JAMBI: Over 100 employees of Matahari department store, here, were taken to local hospitals on Saturday after allegedly eating contaminated food.

Jambi Police chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Sudarisman said the employees had complained of headaches and vomited after eating food at a ceremony to mark the Ascension Day of the Prophet Muhammad.

The police are looking into the case, said Bambang. -- Antara