KARAGALI, Russia, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Officials say the number of students stricken by apparent food poisoning at a Russian school climbed to 28 Sunday as four more children were hospitalized.
Four of the ailing children were considered to be in grave condition with one of them in the intensive care unit of the hospital in the Astrakhan Region of southern Russia.
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The trouble began Wednesday in the town of Karagali where students ages 7-17 began experiencing symptoms of acute dysentery, the regional prosecutor's office said.
RIA Novosti said prosecutors and the consumer rights agency announced violations of food-handling and storage rules at the secondary school. There was no indication, however, that any criminal charges were being considered.
