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Bootleg alcohol kills at least 124 people in Turkey in 6 weeks, state news agency reports

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At least 124 people have died in Ankara and Istanbul in the past six weeks afterl, state news agency Anadolu says.

State news agency says 54 people died in the capital Ankara , where another 40 were fighting for their lives in hospital.

Counterfeit alcohol is often tainted with methanol, a toxic substance that can cause blindness, liver damage and death.

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