Posted on 09/18/2007 3:44:37 AM PDT by chessplayer
Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said today.
Around midday Saturday, villagers were startled by an explosion and a fireball that many were convinced was an airplane crashing near their remote village, located in the high Andes department of Puno in the Desaguadero region, near the border with Bolivia.
Residents complained of headaches and vomiting brought on by a "strange odor," local health department official Jorge Lopez told Peruvian radio RPP.
Seven policemen who went to check on the reports also became ill and had to be given oxygen before being hospitalized, Lopez said.
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we gotta work that in somehow with the Mickey Mouse macaroni moron.
I like all this alliteration going on here. : )
Fortunately, pod people are easy to spot. They all have wires going into their ears.
Looks like it landed in a toxic waste dump.
Allit...allit...allit. Just a sec.
I bow to you and BQ. I'm just the brawn!
lol pph!
I should have also added - and armed to the teeth. lol
we like your weapons. : )
Trucutu?
My guess:
Meteorite hit a landfill? Or some sort of septic tank (either man-made or a result of poor sanitation)
(splash)
Pretty gross, not quite aliens though.
A scan for radioactivity... Don’t forget we are talking about a remote area of a third world country. Actually I was being a bit humorous about the 7 days. Certainly if they are concerned about radiation and sick people they should get results and start treatment a lot quicker than that.
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