A woman rests with her child at a ward housing the poisoned schoolchildren at the Patna Medical College and Hospital, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Wednesday, July 17. At least 22 schoolchildren died in northeastern India after eating free school lunches that contained an insecticide commonly used in agriculture. Officials are investigating whether the poisoning was accidental or deliberate.
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A woman rests with her child at a ward housing the poisoned schoolchildren at the Patna Medical College and Hospital, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Wednesday, July 17. At least 22 schoolchildren died in northeastern India after eating free school lunches that contained an insecticide commonly used in agriculture. Officials are investigating whether the poisoning was accidental or deliberate.
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Books, papers and dishes are seen scattered on the floor after the incident.
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Books, papers and dishes are seen scattered on the floor after the incident.
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An Indian man mourns as he holds his dead daughter inside an ambulance, outside a hospital in Patna.
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An Indian man mourns as he holds his dead daughter inside an ambulance, outside a hospital in Patna.
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The deaths triggered violent protests in Chhapra, the headquarters of Saran district.
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The deaths triggered violent protests in Chhapra, the headquarters of Saran district.
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A grief stricken mother is consoled after the death of her son.
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A grief stricken mother is consoled after the death of her son.
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Villagers gather for a funeral for children who died from the poison.
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Villagers gather for a funeral for children who died from the poison.
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