Djerba: 4 people die after potentially drinking tainted alcohol

Medenine: Four people died on the island of Djerba on Saturday and Sunday after possibly drinking tainted alcohol, LasSad El Horr, spokesperson for the Médenine court of first instance, said Sunday, pending the forensic report. In a statement to TAP, he added that three other people had been rescued and had undergone gastric lavage and that one person had been taken into custody for selling outdated, poisonous and inedible substances. The incriminated products had been seized and would be tested to determine their nature, he added. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse