Iran: At least 26 people died after drinking poisonous liquor, women are also among the dead, more than 100 people admitted

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Tehran: At least 26 people have died in Iran after drinking a poisonous alcoholic beverage containing methanol. State media has given information about this. The official IRNA news agency reported late Wednesday that men and women died in various cities and towns of the northern provinces of Mazandaran and Gilan and the western province of Hamadan due to poisonous methanol. IRNA said hundreds of people had to be hospitalized due to poisonous alcohol. The source of the alcoholic beverage was not clear in the report.

Death toll has increased in Iran

Alcohol consumption has been generally prohibited in Iran since radical Islamists came to power after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Many Iranians buy alcohol from alcohol smugglers. Some people also make alcohol at home for personal consumption. Deaths due to alcohol consumption have increased a lot in Iran in recent years.

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Last year in 2023, around the month of October, about 300 people became seriously ill due to poisonous liquor in Iran. At the same time, 40 people died. In such a situation, it is clear that even though there is a ban on alcohol, its effect is not visible at the ground level. In 2020, more than 700 people died in the country due to poisonous liquor.