10 killed in Zambia after consuming local beer laced with shoe polish


LUSAKA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people have died and others have been hospitalized in different districts of southern Zambia after consuming a suspected locally made alcohol, police said on Friday.

Danny Mwale, the police deputy spokesperson, said the incidents happened on different dates after the victims consumed the beer, which was made by mixing methylated spirit, water, sugar, and shoe polish.

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