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Four adolescents die after drinking contaminated water in Somaliland

At least four adolescents died in the breakaway republic of Somaliland after drinking contaminated water at a mosque, officials said on Friday.
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Suleiman Du’ale, Somaliland police officer in Burao town, the regional capital of the Togdher region in northern Somalia, said that a group of five youngsters, who were thirsty after playing football, had come to a mosque in the town.

“Four of them drank poisonous water in 3-liter plastic container. Two immediately died in the mosque while two other were rushed to the hospital where they lately died,” Du’ale explained. He added that a fifth person, 17, did not drink from the container because he thought it had a bad smell.

“Ahmed Abdi Mohammed, 15, Mustafa Jama Abdullahi, 10, Ahmed Mohammed Abdi, 12, Abokar Mohammed Abdi, 11, have all died,” he noted.

Security forces arrested one person in connection with the deaths.

The police officer said that further investigations are underway as the detained person had admitted pouring insecticide powder into the plastic container to spray plants in the vicinity of the mosque.

It is the first such incident of its kind to take place in Burao town, which is currently under the control of Somaliland administration. In February, at least 12 people perished in Puntland's Eyl district after drinking water stored in contaminated barrels.

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