Food poisoning kills one in N. Sulawesi

MINAHASA, North Sulawesi: Suspected poisonous food has killed an elderly woman and hospitalized 30 others, police said.

The deceased was identified as 74-year-old Kolondam Adam. Five of the 30 people in the Bethesda and Gunung Maria Tomohon hospitals were in critical condition, Antara reported.

Chief of the Minahasa police precinct, Lt. Col. Lexie Pelendeng, said the police sent samples of food the victims consumed to the Agency for Food and Drug Control for investigation on Tuesday. (pan)