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Gambia police launch inquiry into syrup deaths

President Adama Barrow authorised the health authorities "to suspend the license of the suspected... importer" involved in the case, his office said on Saturday evening. 

A member of the Gambian Red Cross looks through sacks of collected cough syrups in Banjul, Gambia on Thursday. Photo: AFP
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Police in Gambia on Saturday announced they were launching an investigation into the deaths of dozens of children, amid growing concern over imported medicines.

Following the deaths of 66 children, most

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