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)