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39th year  -  N° 126                 Sunday, 5 May 2024         Antwerpen		
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Sunday 12th of July 1964

60 years ago She Mistook it for Powdered Sugar



Twenty-two people die and 128 become seriously ill when they were accidentally poisoned during a memorial service in Stilia, Phocis, Greece.

The victims were attending a mnemósynon, an orthodox memorial service for the late Grigorios Apostolopoulos, and were served koliva a traditional food associated with the service. The widow had accidentally put a powdered insecticide on the dish of wheat and raisins while preparing it, after having mistaken it for powdered sugar.