Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General names reason behind mass poisoning in country's armed forces training center

As many as 164 soldiers were hospitalized by the Military Clinic Hospital for mass food poisoning in the Garaheybat Military Training Center in Garadagh district of Baku on May 28.

A total of 158 soldiers returned to the service place after examination.

Six of them underwent treatment as extra diseases have been revealed in them. The soldiers were discharged from hospital on May 29.

The investigation is underway. No one has been held accountable so far, Garalov added.

Garalov said the Defense Ministry made answerable several employees of the military unit.

The Military Prosecutor Office has filed a criminal case in accordance with Article 342.2 (reckless attitude to work which resulted in grave consequences) of the Criminal Code.

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