IPN: 40 people hospitalised due to fireworks on New Year’s Eveby OC Media• 0 min readShareWe are building a newsroom powered by our readersFrom the repression of queer people and women in North Caucasus to attacks on basic democratic freedoms in the region, we provide fact-based, independent reporting in English.Help us hit 500 members by the end of October Become a memberIPN has reported that 40 people were hospitalised nationwide due to the use of fireworks, with 131 others hospitalised for food and alcohol poisoning.OC Media • Follow3489 articles•0 FollowersOpen Caucasus Media brings you news, commentary, multimedia, and podcasts from the North and South Caucasus.
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