Three die of fish poisoning

Three die of fish poisoning

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Three of five residents of Bajugan
village in Buol Tolitoli regency, died Tuesday morning of fish
poisoning, Antara reported.

Grandmother Hamsiah, 70, and her grandchildren, Engo, 13, and
Syamsuddin, 12, died after eating some fish. Two others, Abdul
Kadir, 47, and Sa'adiah, 35 -- the parents of the two children,
are still in a critical condition at the local hospital.

There were no details about the kind of fish eaten, or how it
was processed. A doctor only said the three died after suffering
from rashes, vomiting and bleeding, and, eventually, kidney
failure. (swe)