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Bottle theft at the bar: a mistake led to injuries in five young men
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They wanted to get drunk for free – and ended up being treated in the hospital with a burned throat: In a club in Erfurt on Tuesday evening, a 25-year-old swiped a bottle from the bar, which he thought was herbal liqueur.
He drank from it and passed the bottle around among his friends.
But in fact there was no alcohol in it, but cleaning agents - all five men burned their mouths and throats.
That is what the police said .
The bottle is said to have resembled an alcohol bottle, but had a warning on it, as MDR reports.
Several ambulances arrived to treat the five injured, aged between 19 and 25.
The man who stole the bottle is now being investigated for theft and negligent bodily harm.
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