At Least 21 Found Dead From Alleged Alcohol Poisoning in Peru

At Least 21 Found Dead From Alleged Alcohol Poisoning in Peru
Paramedics tend to a man lying on the curbside in Huanuco, Peru, on Oct. 18, 2022, in a still from video. AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
The Associated Press
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At least 21 people have been found dead in the streets of the Peruvian city Huanuco during the past week, after allegedly ingesting a toxic kind of alcohol sold as liquor.

Some were taken to medical care, but most people had already died when authorities arrived.