As previously reported here http://www.eurasianet.org/node/63593, bootleg alcohol has claimed the lives of three Russian tourists who drank the stuff while on a cruise in Turkey. Now another member of the group has died. More here http://www.todayszaman.com/news-246355-death-toll-rises-to-four-in-alcohol-poisoning-case-as-one-more-russian-tourist-dies.html.
Meanwhile, Turkish police are on the case, finding some 2,500 bottles of ersatz hooch during an Istanbul raid. Details here http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=more-than-2500-bottles-of-bootleg-alcohol-confiscated-in-istanbul-2011-06-03.
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