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India's Mumbai mourns dozens killed by toxic alcohol

June 20, 2015 8:41 pm

Residents in India’s western city of Mumbai (Bombay) are in mourning for dozens of people killed by alcohol poisoning earlier this week.

With the death toll rising to 84, police spokesman Dhananjay Kulkarni said it was the worst incident of its kind in the city in more than a decade.

He says more than 30 people are still in hospital, some in serious condition.

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Toxic alcohol deaths are a regular occurrence in India, where people often drink cheap bootleg liquor.