It has not been determined whether this was the result of an intentional attack by an insurgent group.
CBS reports that some of the policemen were bleeding through the ears and nose.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP)
Hundreds of Iraqi policemen fell sick from poisoning Sunday at a base in southern Iraq after the evening meal breaking their daily Ramadan fast, and officials said they were investigating whether the poisoning was intentional.
I personally have never heard of any case of food poisoning in which the victim bleeds from nose and ear, but we'll see.
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