An Indian man mourns as he holds his dead daughter inside an ambulance in Patna, India, July 17, 2013.
Officials on Wednesday blamed the presence of insecticide in a free lunch after at least 20 children died and many more were sick after eating at a primary school in the eastern Indian state of Bihar.
Indian children who fell sick after eating a free school lunch lie at a hospital in Patna, India, July 17, 2013.
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Grief-stricken family members react over the bodies of children who died after consuming a free lunch at a school in Saran District, July 17, 2013.
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An Indian family, with their son who fell ill after consuming a free school meal, are transported outside the Patna Medical College Hospital in Patna, July 16, 2013.
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An Indian father grieves over the body of his child who died after eating a free lunch in Dharma Sati village, July 17, 2013.
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Villagers gather at the funeral of schoolchildren who died after consuming a tainted meal at a school in Saran District, July 17, 2013.
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Indian policemen charge a demonstrator following the deaths of 22 schoolchildren who died after eating a tainted lunch in India's Bihar state, July 17, 2013.
The tragedy sparked angry street protests.
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An Indian father grieves over the body of his child who died after eating a tainted lunch in Dharma Sati village, India, July 17, 2013.
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Schoolchildren receive treatment at a hospital after falling ill soon after eating a free meal at a primary school, July 16, 2013.
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An Indian policeman beats a youth protesting the deaths of schoolchildren who consumed a tainted lunch, July 17, 2013.
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A parent rests with her child at a ward housing Indian schoolchildren who fell ill after eating a free school lunch, at the Patna Medical College and Hospital in Patna, July 17, 2013.
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Indian children who fell sick after eating a free school lunch are treated at a hospital in Patna, India, July 17, 2013.
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Shoolchildren receive treatment at a hospital after falling ill soon after eating a free meal at a primary school in Chhapra district, July 16, 2013.
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Indian schoolchildren who consumed a free mid day meal at a school in the Saran district of Bihar state, receive medical treatment at a hospital in Patna, July 17, 2013.
