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Methanol-laced vodka, rum kill 18 in Czech Republic

Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
01/13
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Customs officers look at alcohol in a liquor store, looking for the source of the dangerous alcoholic drinks. Prime Minister Necas urged all Czechs to refrain from drinking "any alcohol whose origin is uncertain".
Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
02/13
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Customs officers look at alcohol in a liquor store, looking for the source of the dangerous alcoholic drinks. Prime Minister Necas urged all Czechs to refrain from drinking "any alcohol whose origin is uncertain".
Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
03/13
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Customs officers look at alcohol in a liquor store, looking for the source of the dangerous alcoholic drinks. Prime Minister Necas urged all Czechs to refrain from drinking "any alcohol whose origin is uncertain".
Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
04/13
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Customs officers look at alcohol in a liquor store, looking for the source of the dangerous alcoholic drinks.
Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
05/13
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Customs officers look at alcohol in a liquor store, looking for the source of the dangerous alcoholic drinks.
Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
06/13
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Customs officers look at alcohol in a liquor store, looking for the source of the dangerous alcoholic drinks.
Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
07/13
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The police service kiosks and mobile outlets to ban the sale of beverages containing more than 30%. Prime Minister Necas urged all Czechs to refrain from drinking "any alcohol whose origin is uncertain".
Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
08/13
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The police service kiosks and mobile outlets to ban the sale of beverages containing more than 30%. Prime Minister Necas urged all Czechs to refrain from drinking "any alcohol whose origin is uncertain".
Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
09/13
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The police service kiosks and mobile outlets to ban the sale of beverages containing more than 30%. Prime Minister Necas urged all Czechs to refrain from drinking "any alcohol whose origin is uncertain".
Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
10/13
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The police service kiosks and mobile outlets to ban the sale of beverages containing more than 30%. Prime Minister Necas urged all Czechs to refrain from drinking "any alcohol whose origin is uncertain".
Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
11/13
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The police service kiosks and mobile outlets to ban the sale of beverages containing more than 30%.
Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
12/13
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The police service kiosks and mobile outlets to ban the sale of beverages containing more than 30%.
Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
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The police service kiosks and mobile outlets upozrňovali to ban the sale of beverages containing more than 30%.
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic
  • Methanollaced vodka rum kill 18 in Czech Republic

The Czech Republic announced emergency measures to combat a wave of alcohol poisoning, saying that 18 people have died and 24 have been hospitalized after drinking vodka and rum laced with methanol.

The death toll has climbed to 18.

Customs officers and police officers also checked the shops, stalls, markets and other places where they might find objectionable alcohol. It also warned the operator stands, the government banned the sale in such small counter drinks with an alcohol content of more than 30%.

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