Afghanistan: Dozens of police poisoned

Kabul, 25 June (AKI) - More than 40 police were poisoned at a police academy in southern Afghanistan, according to a Helmand province spokesman.

"The officers had headaches and stared to vomit after breakfast in the academy in Lashkargah, in Helmand province, said Dawood Ahmadi, spokesman for the provincial government.

Victims of the poisoning were taken to a military hospital where one person is in serious condition.

Ahmadi said an investigation into the cause of the poisoning is underway.