Posted on 01/01/2008 7:37:47 AM PST by RDTF
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia — At least 11 people died and another 21 were hospitalized for drinking tainted vodka during New Year's Eve celebrations in Mongolia's capital, a government official said Tuesday.
An emergency has also been announced for Baganuur district of Ulan Bator where the deaths happened, city governor's office announced.
That means all shops were closed and further celebrations were banned, according to Ganbold Khurlee of the governor's office. New Year's Day is also a holiday in Mongolia — a largely poor, landlocked country sandwiched between China and Russia.
He said tests showed that the vodka was made with methanol spirits normally used for nonfood purposes like cleaning.
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Pekingski brand.
Well, that does it, I am cancelling my New Years Trip to Mongolia next year.
“At least 11 people died and another 21 were hospitalized for drinking tainted vodka..”
They probably still use old car radiators for vapor cooling and condensation.
Should have stuck to the Kumiss.
WHat else can you do on New Years in Mongolia? Watch the Yak drop?
ping
I couldn’t open the article (computer problems) so I went to Google to read the rest of it. There was no more information there.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the vodka were made in China.
Watch the Yak drop?
LOL!
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