Mass food poisoning at one of Azerbaijani military units - PHOTO - UPDATED

13:45

The names of soldiers who are undergoing treatment for mass food poisoning in the Garaheybat Troop Training Center in Garadagh district of Baku have been disclosed.

According to Trend News correspondent at the Military Clinic Hospital, the names of soldiers who are undergoing treatment are as follows: 

Tahirov Shahin

Mursalov Emin

Rahimov Tural

Jafarov Cavid

Jamalov Sabuhi

Alasgarov Tunjay

The Defense Ministry and Baku Military Prosecutor Office's were not available to learn soldiers' names.

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12:10

Military Prosecutor's Office has filed a suit over mass food poisoning of military men in a military unit in Garaheybat area of Garadagh district of Baku on May 26.

Six of the military men are undergoing treatment at the Defense Ministry's hospital and their condition is satisfactory, Republican Prosecutor's Office told Trend News. 

An investigation and forensic examination are underway. Information about the investigation will be made public.

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said as many as 164 service men had food poisoning.

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12:05

164 servicemen were brought for medical examination to the military clinical hospital from the training center of the Defense Ministry, located in Garageybet on late May 26, according to the press service for the Defense Ministry.

Following a comprehensive medical examination, 158 soldiers returned to their military units. Additional treatment was prescribed for the rest six servicemen as they had certain diseases and will undergo a more detailed examination. Their state is assessed as satisfactory.

These patients had their bacteriological and laboratory analysis taken. The results will come out in three days.

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11:30

The servicemen who allegedly suffered from food poisoning have been released to the military units.

The due information has been provided by Interfax-Azerbaijan with reference to sources in the Central military clinical hospital of Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry.

"All who suffered from poisoning were brought to our hospital and they had been sent to their military units by morning. Their condition is stable", reported the sources without specifying the number of the suffered. 

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10:22

Currently, ambulances are delivering the victims to the hospitals of Baku, including Central Military Clinical Hospital, Trend News correspondent informs from the scene.

According to him, a large group of soldiers were released from the Central Military Clinical Hospital after a preliminary examination.

Chief physician of the First Aid Hospital named after Musa Nagiyev Tofig Suleymanov said it was an ordinary food poisoning and condition of the soldiers taken to the hospital, is stable.

Trend News correspondent reported from the spot that 11 soldiers previously placed in the First Aid Hospital are transferred to the Central Military Clinical Hospital.

No other information was available atthe military unit and health care facilities.

According to the correspondent of Trend News from the Central Clinical Hospital, Wednesday morning, six buses with soldiers whose state is assessed as satisfactory, drove away from the medical facility.

There is still no information about the number of victims of poisoning in the military unit.

Trend News correspondent reports  from the military unit in Mushvigabad that Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Chingiz Mamedov arrived on the spot.

The food included in the soldiers' food allowance in the the military unit is now being examined.

/Trend News/

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