Tahfiz students, elderly residents down with food poisoning

 Police said all the 27 victims had consumed food obtained from outside sources on June 4.

Sungai Buloh police chief Hafiz Nor said the victims included elderly people aged between 62 and 84. (Facebook pic)

KUALA LUMPUR:

Some 27 people, including tahfiz students and residents of an elderly care home, are reported to be in stable condition after coming down with suspected food poisoning at a tahfiz centre in Kundang, Rawang, near here.

Sungai Buloh police chief Hafiz Nor said the victims included elderly people aged between 62 and 84. Preliminary investigations showed that all the victims had consumed food obtained from outside sources on June 4.

Health officials from Gombak have conducted investigations and collected food samples for laboratory analysis.

Anyone with information on the incident may contact the investigating officer, Insp Mohammad Hafiz Seleman, at 016-4507492 or at any nearby police station. - FMT