Poison survivors leave Spain's Prado, ending protest


FILE PHOTO: A general view of El Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) -Survivors of a mass food poisoning four decades ago occupied Madrid's El Prado art gallery for a few hours on Tuesday, threatening to commit suicide if their demands for aid and attention were unmet.

A photo showed six people - one in a wheelchair - holding a banner in front of "Las Meninas", a painting by Spanish painter Diego Velazquez. Others gathered outside.

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